[SLL] Gmail Security Hole

[Jerry Horvath]

The reasons were independently confirmed by my brother.  I briefly
used his laptop in Chicago some fourteen months ago.  I would say we
are all justified being paranoid regarding security issues.  There are
some incredible deliberate and accidental security breaches.  I have
found some very sophisticated breaches in the smaller networks using
the well known proprietary operating system.

Thanks to Everyone,

Jerry

On 6/1/07, Brian Lane <bcl at brianlane.com> wrote:
> Jerry Horvath wrote:
> > I just got off the phone with my brother.  He lives in the Washington
> > DC area.  He confirms that I never used the system that accessed my
> > G-Mail account..  The last time I used one of his systems occurred
> > over two years ago in Chicago.  Then, I used his laptop.  We are still
> > trying to determine precisely what happened.
> >
>
> #1. Have you changed your password since you used his laptop?
>
> #2. Did he migrate his settings from his laptop to any other machines?
>
> I think this is a good demonstration of why you have to be VERY careful
> about the machines you type your passwords into. And its a good
> justification for going out and getting yourself a Mac Book Pro to carry
> with you :)
>
> Brian
>
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Jerry Horvath

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"It is cheering to see that the rats are still around - the ship is not sinking"
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