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Dave Kubuntu 20.04 Registered Linux User #462608
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Originally posted by jlittle View Post
That exception is over, see f.ex. this ZDnet news.
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jlittle, that was a specific reference to a specific corporate policy implemented in network and PC policy. One that I assure you still applies - where I work.
In fact, where I work, I have ZERO admin rights on the laptop given to me for use. My personal PC, yes, It's mine to screw up as I see fitThe next brick house on the left
Intel i7 11th Gen | 16GB | 1TB | KDE Plasma 5.27.11| Kubuntu 24.04 | 6.8.0-31-generic
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Long story short. When I was working (Army National Guard), the Recruiters purchased USB Thumb Drives with National Guard branding as promotional giveaways. Of course, they gave some to employees (I wasn't one). One was plugged in to the employees work PC and a virus on it infected the entire network. The thumb drives were made in; wait for it; China no less. A hardwired virus was on the controller of the drives. It was that event that resulted in the policy of not being allowed to connect devices NOT SPECIFICALLY APPROVED by our Directory of Information Management to USB ports, and that included (at that time) external Floppy or CD/DVD drives.Windows no longer obstructs my view.
Using Kubuntu Linux since March 23, 2007.
"It is a capital mistake to theorize before one has data." - Sherlock Holmes
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Originally posted by jglen490 View PostIn fact, where I work, I have ZERO admin rights on the laptop given to me for use.
I was on a team once where some team members considered themselves forced to socially engineer an in person visit by an administrator to allow them to shoulder surf to get the administrator's password.
Installing Kubuntu becomes difficult. Just getting past Bitlocker is a mission.
Note that a USB keyboard attack can still "exfiltrate" sensitive data the user has access to, and can map the user's view of the network.Last edited by Snowhog; Jan 21, 2022, 03:24 PM.Regards, John Little
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Yep, it's a tough position. But, if something goes wrong, it's going to the admin's fault, or service desk guy's fault - not mineThe next brick house on the left
Intel i7 11th Gen | 16GB | 1TB | KDE Plasma 5.27.11| Kubuntu 24.04 | 6.8.0-31-generic
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