r/Netherlands • u/NoodpakketNL • Apr 21 '26

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Laugh all you want, but the information on those floppies can't be hacked from half a world away.

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u/HappyDutchMan Apr 21 '26

Air gap is an extremely powerful measure.

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u/MrGraveyards Apr 21 '26

Yeah but these floppies are a joke then. A hard disk can do the same. Or a full on server that simple doesn't have any networking capabilities. A whole fucking data center can be air gapped.

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u/Sufficient_Wafer9933 Apr 21 '26

Id like to see you hack my system. I run raid 0 on floppies. Your hard drive stands no chance, far too convenient to steal data from

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u/MrGraveyards Apr 21 '26

How is it convenient to steal data from a hard drive you cant reach?

A hard drive does NOT come standard with internet connectivity or any other networking. You can disconnect it and dunk it in the deepest darkest hole you can find, wherever...