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If they followed proper security it would be encrypted. All of our Macs at my employer automatically have it on.
by coldcode 6y ago
If they followed proper security it would be encrypted. All of our Macs at my employer automatically have it on.
- spzb 6y agoGiven that Pelosi's desktop was logged on and unlocked, there's a fair chance the laptop was too which would render full disk encryption useless. As long as whoever stole it didn't close it and send it to sleep anyway.
- meheleventyone 6y agoWas that actually her computer though?
- danans 6y agoIIUC that wasn't her desktop, but rather one of a staffer. The desk the insurrectionist had his boots on in that photo was also not hers. It was in her office, though.
- radicalbyte 6y agoPelosi is in her 80s and a politician, it's common for people in that generation to not actually use computers themselves but rely on their assistants to "do the computer stuff".
- asdff 6y agoIt's also common for important people to have secretaries managing their affairs.
- coldcode 6y agoNot the brightest of bulbs, I bet they closed it to carry it away.
- jordache 6y agoI'm sure they didn't send in their best IT experts in the first wave. Billy Bob likely won't know to keep the machine from going to sleep, esp in the chaotic scene.
- bbg24 6y agoCan you explain the Billy Bob reference for me?
- dghlsakjg 6y agoBilly Bob is a name stereotypically used to refer to someone to imply that they are rural, ignorant and/or unsophisticated. Billy Bob (short for William Robert) at one time was a common set of first names for Americans that lived in country areas.
- bbg24 6y agoI see, so its usage was as openly bigoted and contemptuous as I had suspected.
- avgDev 6y agoSo, I was surprised to hear this, among the people who entered the building was a CEO of a tech company from a town close to me. There were smart people in that group.
- HeyLaughingBoy 6y ago1) Don't assume CEOs are smart. 2) Don't assume tech people are smart.
- jbjbjbjb 6y agoLogged on, unlocked and unattended? That shouldn’t be allowed to happen.
- jayd16 6y agoThey quickly evacuated. Presumably they simply forgot to lock it in the confusion.
- weaksauce 6y agoto be fair, I'm sure the training on insurrection defense for a staffer was lacking since this hasn't happened since the early 1800s.
- jbjbjbjb 6y agoWell training for much more mundane events should cover it. I wonder if they’re personal laptops otherwise IT security would have an auto lock enabled.
- aggie 6y agoDo we know it was Pelosi's computer and not just a staffer in her office? I also imagine it's a lot harder to walk out of the building with an open laptop in hand than a closed one in a bag.
- jimbob45 6y agoYeah this seems to be exactly what BitLocker was designed for.
- standardUser 6y agoIf they followed proper security no individual would have been let out of the Capitol without being detained and searched.
- boringg 6y agoAgree with this... also though capitol police were overwhelmed and 3 % control (ie managed to keep politicians out of harms way excluding covid implications) of the situation.
- standardUser 6y agoYes, after seeing the video today of the shooting, it's clear that the Capitol police were very barely able to keep people safe. But later, when so much backup arrived, it appeared as if many people simply walked away and went home, which is baffling to me. The video: https://www.washingtonpost.com/investigations/2021/01/08/ashli-babbitt-shooting-video-capitol/ https://www.washingtonpost.com/investigations/2021/01/08/ash...
- brobinson 6y agohttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cold_boot_attack https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cold_boot_attack