In message <[log in to unmask]> Ross Anderson
writes:
> > What about a laptop, linked occasionally to clinical database
> > by modem (or network card), but never directly linked to
> > internet while connected to clinical system.
> That seems fine to me. I expect that there are plenty members of
> this list who have a PC at home, and dial up both the practice
> system and a local ISP (though not at the same time). If you
> only have one network connection, and take reasonable care about
> things like viruses, then it seems perfectly prudent to me
> against the sort of attacks we are seeing at present.
So what about using your surgery desktop PC to surf, just
disconnecting the ethernet T-piece whilst connected via modem -
seems OK?
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Simon Child
GP
Bury, Lancs
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