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I’ve recently obtained a new notebook, specifically a Thinkpad. Now I found out that it has a fingerprint reader integrated into the power button. I am skeptical about biometrics as a security mechanism. But I’m wondering, apart from its s… Continue reading Can fingerprint readers be trusted?
Today I have finally resolved one of the most irritating (at least for me) features of Windows 11. That is fact that my computer goes to sleep 60 seconds or so after I lock it even though I have set it to be always on, if it is wall-powere… Continue reading Can forcing people to not lock their Windows be taken as a security problem?
Following on from Why do mobile devices force user to type password after reboot?, I’ve noticed that my Pixel 6 Pro can access data after a restart. e.g. WhatsApp messages come through and notifications with previews show before the device… Continue reading How does Android 12 / Pixel 6 allow data access before encryption key entry?
My bosses have tasked me with coming up with a kind of “friendly reminder” card that we can leave on the desks of folks where we see they’ve walked away without locking their workstation and we have to lock it.
Has anyone else ever had t… Continue reading Friendly reminders for people who don’t lock laptops
Let’s say you’re in a public café, or conference, where you trust your device won’t be stolen if you go to the bathroom for 5 minutes, but you don’t trust it might not be tampered with.
What are the potential security risks … Continue reading What are the potential risks of leaving a device in public, but locked? [closed]
What if your device gets locked down for a long while because you cannot remember the password? Well, that used to be a rare case.. because people used to use their device’s passwords to access them frequently and the chances… Continue reading The usability drawback of using biometrics for device authentication but not for device decryption after reboot?
I’ve recently became baffled as to how often is there an attempt to use a web-camera on my laptop. And I mean – out of the blue, when I had neither an intent nor a context to use it.
How do I know it’s used? Well, I have an… Continue reading How to ensure web-camera is accessed legitimately?
I was reading about products that vendors like to call device control and it got me thinking, how do companies deal with removable devices/media? Is it a common step to lock down everything or perhaps permit only particular v… Continue reading device control in enterprises
I know that if incorrect SIM card PIN is entered three times, it is erased, so there is no longer any valid PIN, but user can set up new PIN with PUK.
But when incorrect PUK is entered 10 times, it is no longer possible to unlock it.
What … Continue reading What happens if incorrect SIM card PUK entered 10 times?
I am wondering which attacks can be prevented by using a different password for the lock screen and full disk encryption. The goal is to prevent people from accessing my data. The details of my setup would be as follows: