Re: Big Security Risk with F8 Boot Menu.

gg wrote:
Jerry wrote:
"gg" <gg@xxxxxx> wrote in message news:4508bdd6_1@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
My organization is planning to put this computer in a public area
and
security is paramount to us. I discover that by pressing the F8
key, a
menu will appear allowing me to choose which boot device I want to
boot from.
<snip>

Why does the case (or at least it's ports) need to be physically
accessible to the public, surely if the computer it's self was locked
into a suitably secure and ventilated enclosure there would not be
the above risk or theft?

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Problem is putting the computer in a special enclosure will involve
more money, was hoping to alternative solution.

How much would it cost for the computer to be stolen? If you`re not able to
stop someone plugging a USB drive into it, then you won`t be able to stop
someone grabbing it and running off. Surely this would be just as big a
security risk, and more expensive to boot.


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