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From: jwm@stdc.jhuapl.edu (Jim Meritt)
Newsgroups: news.sysadmin
Subject: Re: How to stop future viruses.
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Date: 14 Nov 88 18:19:13 GMT
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In article <2328@looking.UUCP> brad@looking.UUCP (Brad Templeton) writes:
}It's well known how to have a secure system.  Don't have any lines into the
}system.

In a vault, with an armed guard, with the power off.
After checking the manufacturers and software suppliers.
And examining all the source for trojans.
With totally cleared users and maintenance personnel.

Maybe embedded in concrete.  Alarmed.

Heck, you can't keep people away from nuclear wastes and you thing something
NEAT can be totally secure!?!?!?!



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