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Procedures change, as attacks get more sophisticated the next step could be disposable devices. But an attack like the one described in this article won't be mi
by close04 8y ago
Procedures change, as attacks get more sophisticated the next step could be disposable devices. But an attack like the one described in this article won't be mitigated by having a disposable device. On the other hand having your laptop "hijacked" while on a business trip will most likely involve some extra PCB or components that are a little more obvious that something that's "built in".
Then again many companies or public institutions would find it hard to justify shredding each week maybe tens of laptops and phones that still have to be good enough to work on. Basically they still have to be a "standard issue" device with your company's software stack, config, etc.
I'm sure someone can find a good compromise between security and wastefulness.
- astrange 8y agoDoes the security team have any motivation to reduce waste? Unless you're finding hacks in your devices already I see no reason to think they aren't just making you jump through hoops because it's funny.
- close04 8y agoOf course not. But remember that someone else is holding their purse strings so they might care about that.
- a1369209993 8y agoThe obvious solution would be to earmark some number of dedicated "china laptops" that will never be trusted with anything important, and get reused everytime someone has to visit China. If they get backdoored... who cares? They can only spy on things that were getting spyed on anyway due to being in China.