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- Organization: Penn State University
- Date: Tue, 12 Jan 1993 08:51:44 EST
- From: <GTE@psuvm.psu.edu>
- Message-ID: <93012.085144GTE@psuvm.psu.edu>
- Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.apps
- Subject: Re: Mac security
- Distribution: usa
- References: <1993Jan11.205357.898@news.acns.nwu.edu>
- Lines: 31
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- In article <1993Jan11.205357.898@news.acns.nwu.edu>, kkalan@casbah.acns.nwu.edu
- (Kenneth Kalan) says:
- >
- >We have reciently been having a problem with unauthorized persons using our
- >computers over the
- >weekends and I would like to solicit advice from the net on ways to stop this.
- > The machines are located
- >in various rooms and offices on our floor (about 15 macs).
- >
- >I would like to here from persons whom use disk locking security software
- >(i.e. from Kent Marsh &
- > others) for comments and recommendations. There are NO Top Secret documents
- >or such, just something
- >to keep the casual user (or at least someone with moderate computer
- >experience) from using the
- >machines and possibly tampering with software or installing a virus.
- >
- >Having an unauthorized person using your mac is annoying at the least, so any
- >information on software
- >(good or bad experiences) or other ideas are welcome.
-
-
- We use PassProof from Kensington Microsystems. It includes a disk drive lock
- and covers for the SCSI ports, and a screen saver/ logon program. There is
- also a user log package. I'm not sure how securethe protection is, but it
- doesn't sound as if you're being plagued by expert/cracker type users.
-
- Bob Gould
- r1gnuc@engr.psu.edu -or- gte@psuvm.psu.edu
- Penn State University
- Radiation Science & Engineering Center
-