Locking down a computer

[Pirate Bill]

Originally Posted by Moonliner

Cracking an XP password hardly puts one in the elite zone of unstoppable H@ck3rz.

True, but in this case he only has to outsmart the parents.

Bios passwords are easily defeated with a jumper on the motherboard.

Any other kind of security measure is defeated with a simple Linux desktop CD or bootable thumb drive.

[Ghoulish Delight]

Originally Posted by Pirate Bill

Bios passwords are easily defeated with a jumper on the motherboard.

Which is why I suggested pairing it with a physical lock on the box.

[Pirate Bill]

Originally Posted by Ghoulish Delight

Which is why I suggested pairing it with a physical lock on the box.

It's a good suggestion. But it's not really a deterrent, just a speed bump.