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   Mick to no@spam.com   
   Re: Irradiate data through open case?   
   30 Jun 15 18:56:02   
   
   From: mick@mick.com   
      
   "Tough Guy no. 1265"  wrote in message   
   news:op.x0yjqqqxcpfvgl@red.lan...   
   > On Sun, 28 Jun 2015 21:29:24 +0100, Ian Field   
   >  wrote:   
   >   
   >>   
   >> "Tough Guy no. 1265"  wrote in message   
   >> news:op.x0q08wrvcpfvgl@red.lan...   
   >>> On Wed, 24 Jun 2015 20:15:36 +0100, Ian Field   
   >>>  wrote:   
   >>>   
   >>>>   
   >>>> "Tough Guy no. 1265"  wrote in message   
   >>>> news:op.x0neklq7cpfvgl@red.lan...   
   >>>>> On Mon, 22 Jun 2015 20:43:40 +0100, Ian Field   
   >>>>>  wrote:   
   >>>>>   
   >>>>>>   
   >>>>>> "Tough Guy no. 1265"  wrote in message   
   >>>>>> news:op.x0ncrugicpfvgl@red.lan...   
   >>>>>>> On Mon, 22 Jun 2015 20:26:34 +0100, Ian Field   
   >>>>>>>  wrote:   
   >>>>>>>   
   >>>>>>>>   
   >>>>>>>> "John Carter"  wrote in message   
   >>>>>>>> news:XnsA43DA23CAB8DArickrollspost@127.0.0.1...   
   >>>>>>>>> "Tough Guy no. 1265"  wrote in   
   >>>>>>>>> news:op.xtuivslccpfvgl@red.lan:   
   >>>>>>>>>   
   >>>>>>>>>> Can you pick up data from a computer without its cover on?  I   
   >>>>>>>>>> read   
   >>>>>>>>>> a post from someone about windowed cases allowing all your data   
   >>>>>>>>>> to   
   >>>>>>>>>> be radiated out, including say.... your banking info.   
   >>>>>>>>>>   
   >>>>>>>>>   
   >>>>>>>>> NO   
   >>>>>>>>>   
   >>>>>>>>> Unless you have a very sophisticated sniffer.   
   >>>>>>>>   
   >>>>>>>> Apparently some sniffers can be synchronised to radiated horizontal   
   >>>>>>>> flyback   
   >>>>>>>> pulses from an old CRT display, if it can also grab the RGB video   
   >>>>>>>> radiated   
   >>>>>>>> energy it can theoretically resolve what's being displayed.   
   >>>>>>>>   
   >>>>>>>> There's no way to identify which emissions are R, G or B, so they'd   
   >>>>>>>> only   
   >>>>>>>> get   
   >>>>>>>> a B&W image - if you're viewing bank details or top secret design   
   >>>>>>>> schematics, its possible it could be captured.   
   >>>>>>>>   
   >>>>>>>> The logic level switching hash from an uncased PC can blot out band   
   >>>>>>>> II   
   >>>>>>>> FM   
   >>>>>>>> reception, but I seriously doubt any intelligence could be filtered   
   >>>>>>>> from   
   >>>>>>>> that mess of basically RF noise.   
   >>>>>>>   
   >>>>>>> Perhaps the setting in the BIOS to widen the frequency band could   
   >>>>>>> help   
   >>>>>>> to   
   >>>>>>> stop people listening in?  It's meant to be for stability I think.   
   >>>>>>   
   >>>>>> And which BIOS settings would those be then?   
   >>>>>   
   >>>>> "Spread spectrum".  I've never noticed a difference turning it on or   
   >>>>> off.   
   >>>>   
   >>>> Does the user manual bother to mention what spectrum it spreads?   
   >>>   
   >>> Yes, I think it's the CPU clock.  And it's to do with less interference   
   >>> with other components in the system.   
   >>   
   >> Find out which is the DMA chip and give it its very own little pointy   
   >> tinfoil hat.   
   >   
   > I can see that dislodging and being as successfull as my home made water   
   > cooling system.   
   >   
   prick   
      
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