[geeks] Re: geeks digest, Vol 1 #2172 - 20 msgs

[Dave McGuire]

   Was there some suggestion that tempest *isn't* real?  Shit, I have 
tempest-certified gear here that I got when I was in my teens.

       -Dave

On Monday, November 25, 2002, at 02:10 PM, nick at snowman.net wrote:
> I have to say tempest is very real, and amazingly scary from a security
> POV.
> 	Nick
>
> On Mon, 25 Nov 2002 dana at dtn.com wrote:
>
>> dave at cca.org wrote:
>>> Last I heard, not that I've been following it too closely,
>>> an effective non-nuclear EMP device had still not been
>>> demonstrated.
>>
>> That depends on your definition of effective.  Range is obviously an 
>> issue.
>>
>>> Defense contractors trying to get money to defend against
>>> them have been hyping the threat for years, but the reality
>>> has been lagging behind...
>>
>> No, No, that was "Cyber[war-terrorism]" that they've been hyping for 
>> years.
>> EMP protection is just kinda an offshoot from the "TEMPEST" protection
>> crowd.
>>
>> Dan
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