Re: Re: Where am I ... Take 2

On Mon, Jul 28, 2014 at 5:59 PM, Lester Caine <lester@lsces.co.uk> wrote: > The machines that need to identify their locations are in the same > office as the announcement and display system that calls to the > identified counters along with the web server so we have full control of > the physical kit. > > I've spent a few hours reading up on VMWare, and the one thing that > seems to be missing from every discussion on security and forensics is > ANY reference to the physical location of a client. There seems to be an > assumption that as long as physical security devices are used to access > the system, that is sufficient, but is that really well placed, or just > sticking head in and. If someone wants to hack a system they will obtain > the means just like stealing car keys to pinch the car. The idea that > because a client device only displays video images, so the data is > inherently safe seems to miss the whole aspect of video recording? > > All *I* want to do is identify which Reception Desk or Interview Room a > user is located at without having to rely on their selecting the right > one from a list of perhaps 60 ... One does wonder at times if people > even think things through at all? Yeah, that's not really part of the VMware idea as far as I've seen. I have a persistent desktop, and the beauty for me is I can start working on the computer in my office, close the window and pull it up on a computer in a lab down the hall, walk to another building and pull it up on my laptop, etc. and continue working. For that matter, I could even pull it up on my phone if I'm glutton for the punishment of working on a small screen. Some of our users get non-persistent desktops where they get a fresh machine every time they log in. Andrew