My desktop support unit will be using a flash drive to deliver those. A
little more trouble, but completely doable. We can manage the OS updates,
and the anti-virus updates that way as well. I'm actually not as worried
about updating the virus definitions super-frequently . . . besides that
technology becoming obsolete, that machine should mostly be encountering
legacy bugs that have long-since been identified.
Best regards,
*Jason Bengtson*
*http://www.jasonbengtson.com/ <http://www.jasonbengtson.com/>*
On Thu, Aug 24, 2017 at 10:34 AM, Kari R Smith <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> Jason,
> How do you plan to deal with necessary software updates?
>
> Kari R. Smith
> Digital Archivist and Program Head for Born-digital Archives
> Institute Archives and Special Collections
> Massachusetts Institute of Technology Libraries, Cambridge, Massachusetts
> 617.253.5690 smithkr at mit.edu http://libraries.mit.edu/archives/
> @karirene69
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Code for Libraries [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of
> Jason Bengtson
> Sent: Thursday, August 24, 2017 11:17 AM
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Re: [CODE4LIB] Non-networked computer advice - HD docking Station
>
> We're setting up a digital forensic machine for Special Collections which
> we want quarantined from the rest of our network due to the risk of viruses
> on older media. Our precautions have been pretty basic. The machine has no
> wireless card, and while it has ethernet through the motherboard we will
> have that functionality disabled by the time the machine is deployed. It's
> also being located in a space with no network drops, which, given the
> bulkiness of the computer, makes it unlikely that anyone would even try to
> plug it into the network.
>
> Best regards,
>
> *Jason Bengtson*
>
>
> *http://www.jasonbengtson.com/ <http://www.jasonbengtson.com/>*
>
> On Thu, Aug 24, 2017 at 10:05 AM, Kari R Smith <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>
> > Hi Sarah,
> > I suggest that you also ask this question to the BitCurator Users
> > Group (Archivists using digital forensics tool and techniques for
> > archival
> > processing) www.bitcuratorconsortium.org
> >
> > One solution I'm using at MIT Institute Archives is having a Dual Bay
> > Hard Drive Docking Station (in my case, a Sabrent USB 2.5" and 3.5")
> > along with two 3.0TB NAS Hard Drives. This allows me to have a
> > primary drive with the digital material that I'm processing on it and
> > then the Docking Station has a Clone feature that allows me to clone
> > that drive to a second NAS HD for back-up until processing is complete
> > and I then move the digital packages for preservation into our
> Preservation storage area.
> >
> > I connect the Docking station to a computer that is disconnected from
> > the Ethernet (and no WiFi) during processing. This keeps the files
> > separate from the computer and gives me some peace of mind that I've
> > got redundancy. A further step is to store the 2nd HD (copy/clone) in
> > our Vault or other separate location to avoid location-specific
> > disasters (water leaks, power surge, etc.)
> >
> > Thanks to Dorothy Waugh, digital archivist, at Emory Special
> > Collections and Archives who shared this approach with me.
> >
> > Kari
> >
> > Kari R. Smith
> > Digital Archivist and Program Head for Born-digital Archives Institute
> > Archives and Special Collections Massachusetts Institute of Technology
> > Libraries, Cambridge, Massachusetts
> > 617.253.5690 smithkr at mit.edu http://libraries.mit.edu/archives/
> > @karirene69
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Code for Libraries [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of
> > Scancella, John
> > Sent: Thursday, August 24, 2017 10:11 AM
> > To: [log in to unmask]
> > Subject: Re: [CODE4LIB] Non-networked computer advice
> >
> > Hi Sarah,
> >
> > Does it really need to be a completely separate network/standalone
> > computer? The reason I ask is because it sounds like you just want a
> > firewall setting that won't allow a computer (or groups of computers,
> i.e.
> > subnet) to not be able to access the internet. By leaving the computer
> > attached to the network you get all the benefits of automatic updates
> > from your central configuration management system (in the case of
> windows SCCM).
> >
> > John
> > Opinions expressed in this email are my own
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Code for Libraries [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of
> > Coates, Sarah
> > Sent: Wednesday, August 23, 2017 11:44 AM
> > To: [log in to unmask]
> > Subject: [CODE4LIB] Non-networked computer advice
> >
> > Hello!
> >
> > Asking on behalf of our library's Systems department: Does anyone have
> > any best practices for a non-networked/quarantined computer for
> > confidential information/sensitive information? We are looking for
> > ways to get more potential donors of digital material, but some of
> > these donors do not want their work to be on a networked computer.
> >
> > Our Systems department is looking for a methodology or best practices
> > for a computer that can be backed up/connected to an internal-only
> > network (with no public access) but that cannot access networked
> > resources and the internet. If your archives has something like this
> > set up, would you be willing to share your set-up?
> >
> > Please feel free to respond off-list to Scott Lewis at
> > [log in to unmask] Scott can also answer any questions if you
> > have any.
> >
> > Thank you so much in advance!
> >
> > Sarah
> > ------------------
> > Sarah Coates, MA, MLIS, CA
> > Archives
> > 204 Edmon Low Library
> > Oklahoma State University
> > Stillwater, OK 74078
> > 405.744.6076
> > [log in to unmask]
> >
>
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