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Article #1197Re: security at local ISPs
From: Gordon Mosley
Date: Wed, 06 Sep 2000 05:47
Date: Wed, 06 Sep 2000 05:47
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"Tiny Human Ferret" <klaatu@clark.net> wrote in message news:39B56F21.15034116@clark.net... > If you think your 24/7 DSL-connected WinBox is secure, that's either because > nobody has discovered you, or they think you're totally uninteresting, or > they own you completely and are just letting you think you're secure so that > you can be crashed or mined when it will do the most damage. > > My money's on the last choice, about 90 to 10. First off, I'm using a dynamic dial-up that's only online when I need the connection. Second, I run Zone Alarm when I'm connected so that it will absorb hits from crackers (hopefully), and it does alert me of attempts occasionally. I've disabled Client for MS Networks. Does that help some?
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