Infosec implications of the US Capitol physical breach

Re:Infosec implications of the US Capitol physical breach by banana_giraffe on Thursday January 07, 2021 @01:05AM (#25667768)

Windows 10 can be setup to auto-lock if a bluetooth phone goes out of range, and there's a little eco system of third party companies that make keyfobs that do the same basic thing.

Even if it's not a common feature, it's not like I'd be surprised to learn these computers are imaged with some custom software, one of which could be a lock on command (or loss of connectivity to home).

I have no idea how important these machines were, of course.

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Re:Infosec implications of the US Capitol physical breach by astrange on Thursday January 07, 2021 @04:07AM (#25668904)

A government computer should be set to lock as soon as the CAC is removed, and staffers shouldn’t be leaving their CAC in the machine even if they’re fleeing, or else they’ll be locked out of the building. So something obviously went wrong there.

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