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>I guess this means setting the timer really low, so that it auto locks after a very short time? The IT department at my former employer tried this out company
by Leparamour 6y ago
>I guess this means setting the timer really low, so that it auto locks after a very short time?
The IT department at my former employer tried this out company-wide and it almost led to them getting attacked physically. When every simple distraction leads to you getting locked out of the desktop (phonecall, boss or coworker having a question) it builds frustration quickly. Pair this with frequently changing (company-mandated) complex passwords and permanent lockut after a few mistypes and you have a recipe for disaster: Even some of my technologically less-inclined co-workers researched how to bypass Windows security with hacking tools.
- chc 6y agoI think the problem there is the password policies more than the screen-locking policy. The locking policy is just shining a spotlight on the password policy issues.
- Leparamour 6y agoOn top of that, the IT department was unavailable on Fridays after 3 PM.
- metiscus 6y agoI've seen a usb hid mouse jiggler used in exactly this set of circumstances.
- airhead969 6y agoHaha. I used to work at a nuclear energy services consultancy. I heard a story about how an energy think-tank had particular rooms with power-saving motion occupancy sensors for the lights. The problem was sitting still at a computer would result in the lights suddenly going off. An engineer solved this problem with a drinking bird toy with a warm bowl of water right at the level of the sensor. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drinking_bird https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drinking_bird