http://forums.scotsnewsletter.com/index.php?showtopic=90172 wrote:V.T. Eric Layton
Posted 23 October 2016 - 03:29 PM
I can break into and steal data from any of your Windows or Linux systems with nothing more than a portable USB linux OS and a bit of space on it to save your data once I access it and steal it. Porteus mounts all partitions on a system as root by default when started from a USB. Your only protection would be if your files were encrypted.
Dirty COW
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Porteus USB just requires toor. No need to worry how partition is mounted. But really IMHO Porteus not needed, any rescue disk should do the trick. Encrypt disk with something like TrueCrypt for peace of mind, maybe 8)
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NVIDIA Corporation C61 [GeForce 6150SE nForce 430] (rev a2) MemTotal: 901760 kB MemFree: 66752 kB
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Wow. Breaking news.
In the old days when the first ubuntu release came out i used the cd for similar things.
Since windows xp crashed a lot i used ubuntu live cd to copy data to an external HDD and to make backups.
Of course also works with a windows PE cd / USB.
Nowadays i prepared some USB sticks with aomei backupper, lazesoft recovery (includes a very good PE maker) and aomei PE builder. Another USB stick holds clonezilla.
In the old days when the first ubuntu release came out i used the cd for similar things.
Since windows xp crashed a lot i used ubuntu live cd to copy data to an external HDD and to make backups.
Of course also works with a windows PE cd / USB.
Nowadays i prepared some USB sticks with aomei backupper, lazesoft recovery (includes a very good PE maker) and aomei PE builder. Another USB stick holds clonezilla.
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Some wise words from James Bond himself, from one of my games where it involved a computer hacking mission: "Anything can be penetrated with the proper tool."
I wouldn't worry about it though. It all comes down to how and who uses the tool. I think... Porteus is just an awesome os that kept my daily failed laptop computering alive for me though.
I wouldn't worry about it though. It all comes down to how and who uses the tool. I think... Porteus is just an awesome os that kept my daily failed laptop computering alive for me though.
New to Linux but learning. Hoping to help out Porteus community.
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This citation, is it from James Bond or Donald Trump? 8)
Prendre son temps, profiter de celui qui passe.
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moved this topic to general chat > seemed more appropriate..
on topic: linux(based OSs) are powerful tools capable of good or evil or pointless even..
and not invulnerable.. but its open source nature encourages speedy fixes..
on topic: linux(based OSs) are powerful tools capable of good or evil or pointless even..
and not invulnerable.. but its open source nature encourages speedy fixes..
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Is our newest kernel 4.8.7 Dirty COW vulnerable?
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