Who controls your computer? and how to make sure it's you

Re:Who controls your computer? and how to make sure it's you by pjc50 on Tuesday March 07, 2017 @04:35AM (#13809272)

Speaking of control, I've been slowly writing up https://github.com/pjc50/pjc50.github.io/blob/master/pentagr...

Computers are a battleground for control, and I wanted to have an explanation accessible for non-technical people to understand the important parts of the "threat model".

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Re:Who controls your computer? and how to make sure it's you by shostack on Tuesday March 07, 2017 @11:25AM (#13811643)

Great start. If your audience is people who are not tech savvy, I'd suggest simplifying even further though and adding some easy to grasp visuals.

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Re:Who controls your computer? and how to make sure it's you by crasm on Tuesday March 07, 2017 @08:38AM (#13810176)

So, heptagon of control?

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Re:Who controls your computer? and how to make sure it's you by pjc50 on Tuesday March 07, 2017 @09:09AM (#13810379)

Yeah, the original cool pentagram diagram no longer works.

There's an eighth category to add which I've not researched yet: people with physical access to the device. Whether that's jealous spouses installing tracker malware or customs agents scrolling through your facebook.

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