Security Tales: Useless Theft
Vladimir Bezmaly | 25.04.2017
Early in the morning the doorbell rang at Johann's house.
- Good morning! We have an emergency!
- What happened, Mr. Chancellor? Just don't rush! Maybe everything isn't so bad.
- Our imperial chancery documents have been stolen! You must help us, not console us!
- Wait, what documents, where were they stolen from? Who reported the system hack? I'm getting ready and heading to you now.
- Come! I'm waiting!
- So, colleagues, who can clarify the situation?
- Let me, - Rita took the floor. - In my opinion, nothing terrible happened. More screaming and hysteria. A laptop was stolen from the chancellor's car in the parking lot. At the time, he was in the shopping center with his wife.
— Was the laptop encrypted?
- Of course. Moreover, the hard taiwan whatsapp data is completely encrypted, including free space. The laptop was turned off, which excludes even the theoretical possibility of extracting keys from memory.
— Are you sure it's turned off?
- Yes. It is set up in such a way that it turns off, rather than going into "sleep".
- Then I don't understand what all the fuss is about? Just because of a piece of iron worth 1000 imperials? That's all? Who can explain it to me?
- The problem is that the Chancellor is simply afraid. And there is simply no one to explain to him that nothing happened. You will have to, Johann, he simply won’t listen to us!
- Good. I will report this to the Emperor. Who set up the encryption policy in the chancery?