[DM-MUG] Security info pdf.

[Victoria L. Herring]

>While it is interesting to see what the NSA does for security, I 
>would not recommend following these procedures to the letter for 
>most users.  Make sure you know what each step is going to do before 
>you do it.
>
>First, they require a erasure of the entire hard drive between 
>system upgrades.  This means anything you don't have backed up is 
>toast.
>Second, they disable any way for audio or video recording to occur 
>through the computer.  This includes disabling iSight drivers, and 
>physically disabling microphones.  While necessary anywhere national 
>insecurity is needed, it is not necessary in your home, nor would I 
>recommend it.
>
>These are the biggest two things that I remember from reading it, 
>I'm sure there are other things that I have forgotten.

I think your voice is one of reason...it's good to see how the govt. 
is doing it, though....
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