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> another is on the secure/air-gapped network If you don't mind me asking, what type of work requires an airgap?
by WallyFunk 3y ago
> another is on the secure/air-gapped network
If you don't mind me asking, what type of work requires an airgap?
- eesmith 3y agoMore specific than https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Air_gap_(networking)#Examples https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Air_gap_(networking)#Examples ? A military friend of mine deployed in Iraq in 2009 could contact me on one computer system, but the other was was locked tight, eg, with glue filling the USB slots. Bruce Schneier writes at https://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/sep/05/nsa-how-to-remain-secure-surveillance https://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/sep/05/nsa-how-to-rem... : > Since I started working with the Snowden documents, I bought a new computer that has never been connected to the internet. If I want to transfer a file, I encrypt the file on the secure computer and walk it over to my internet computer, using a USB stick. To decrypt something, I reverse the process. This might not be bulletproof, but it's pretty good. At https://www.wired.com/2013/10/149481/ https://www.wired.com/2013/10/149481/ he also writes "Osama Bin Laden used one. I hope human rights organizations in repressive countries are doing the same." and "the Natanz nuclear plant in Iran" used one as well.
- lesserknowndan 3y agoUnfortunately for Iran, someone at Natanz also used a USB stick to transfer files: https://www.theverge.com/2012/4/12/2944329/stuxnet-computer-virus-planted-israeli-agent-iran https://www.theverge.com/2012/4/12/2944329/stuxnet-computer-...
- eesmith 3y agoYes. FWIW, also mentioned at the Wikipedia page and Schneier essay at Wired that I linked to.