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Re:OS X Command Line Utilities by akerl_ on Sunday August 30, 2015 @10:54AM (#10143468)
That's pretty terrible opsec. It presents a risk to separation of roles / compartmentalization if a coworker can walk over to your workstation and have access to it, to say nothing of malicious access by somebody who shouldn't be in the office in the first place.
Re:OS X Command Line Utilities by matwood on Sunday August 30, 2015 @03:34PM (#10144253)
If locking your computer in the office is required opsec, then you have already lost. First, you shouldn't have random people walking around the office. Once someone has physical access the battle is already over. Second, rogue employees are still rogue employees, and an unlocked computer is the least of your worries.

With that said, I always lock my computer out of habit.

Re:OS X Command Line Utilities by mentat on Sunday August 30, 2015 @09:43PM (#10145033)
Not sure what size company you're working in nor what the requirements for opsec are their nor your privilege levels but it certainly does not mean you have already lost.
Re:OS X Command Line Utilities by vinceguidry on Sunday August 30, 2015 @01:32PM (#10143939)
Security requires a threat model to rise above theatre. If there are operations threats to your organization, then you need opsec to mitigate those threats. Is China or someone else trying to steal your trade secrets?

If so, I would hope the responsibility for setting opsec policy isn't resting in one sysadmin.

Re:OS X Command Line Utilities by Angostura on Sunday August 30, 2015 @03:50PM (#10144297)
> Is China or someone else trying to steal your trade secrets?

Or more prosaically, do you have any semi-confidential e-mail on your machine, that a coworker might fancy reading?

Re:OS X Command Line Utilities by vinceguidry on Sunday August 30, 2015 @05:11PM (#10144490)
If you can't trust your coworkers not to go snooping on your machine while you're not there, then you should find a better job. Threat models balloon in complexity when you can't use tools like zones of trust and choke points.
Re:OS X Command Line Utilities by aclissold on Sunday August 30, 2015 @05:57PM (#10144611)
I'd argue that the coworkers that are the most dangerous are the ones you do trust. :)