Posted by: Anonymous Coward
on November 01, 2003 12:18 AM
Which really has nothing to do with anything. The point being, even if the system is hacked, you can restore it back to it's pre-hack state by simply rebooting.
A problem with hacks is that you often have no idea what's been hacked. This puts you back at square one with the knowledge that you're not running a hacked/trojaned version of anything. Once you're back at square one, you can start figuring out what bug allowed the penetration, updating as needed.
The down side is, unless the log files are persistient, it makes it much harder to figure out what happened.
Having everything run from RO media really is considered a security plus. It greatly minimizes the damage that can occur, in the event a hack is discovered. Not to mention, it can make it harder to come up with a valid hack which can compromise the attached network(s).
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Re:Security Updates?
Posted by: Anonymous Coward on November 01, 2003 12:18 AMA problem with hacks is that you often have no idea what's been hacked. This puts you back at square one with the knowledge that you're not running a hacked/trojaned version of anything. Once you're back at square one, you can start figuring out what bug allowed the penetration, updating as needed.
The down side is, unless the log files are persistient, it makes it much harder to figure out what happened.
Having everything run from RO media really is considered a security plus. It greatly minimizes the damage that can occur, in the event a hack is discovered. Not to mention, it can make it harder to come up with a valid hack which can compromise the attached network(s).
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