On Thu, 29 Jul 1999 08:05:10 -0400, Jim Phillips <[log in to unmask]> wrote: >So, now that we have LAN's at each of our locations, and the individual = > >LAN's are linked by a WAN, and we have deployed PC's onto the shop=20 >floor to aid the operators, we have some smart operator who thinks he=20 >can intimidate the management here by threatening to unleash a virus=20 >from his PC. In fact, the actual threat indicated that he/she may have = > >already done so; that is, loaded a time-delayed virus on his PC. > >Our response to this was to install Norton AntiVirus on every PC=20 >(actually, we had already done this since we picked up an Excel=20 >macro virus at one of the remote locations). Next, I plan to=20 >change the EPROM settings on every PC on the shop floor to=20 >disable the floppy drive, and password-protect the settings. I=20 >figure this will stop anyone from using the floppy drive, even=20 >if they boot into DOS (by hitting the F8 key during boot-up).=20 Hmm. Wouldn't it be cheaper to just fire the operator......? :)