> The concept of circumventing an OS'es security by booting another OS from a different device i.e. a bootable floppy disk
> has been around for a long time. There are numerous utilities for dumping password hashes from the registry and changing
> passwords for accounts off-line. I can't see how any "security expert" would think this is somehow a new threat.
simple - that "another OS" doesn't have a nice graphical point'n'click interface, so as far as most people are concerned it doesn't exist.

go sell the bridge to an mcse, just be sure to add the river as a "value added extra bonus pack" :)

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