Re: wireless broadband security

From: cacophony (cacophony_at_syncreate.org)
Date: 11/30/04 

Date: Tue, 30 Nov 2004 03:14:25 GMT

Leythos wrote:

> In article <utgfq0l3c69l18jj8tq08e16u8op8ok7go@4ax.com>,
> donnie@queyosepa.net says...
>> On Fri, 26 Nov 2004 19:35:24 GMT, Leythos <void@nowhere.org> wrote:
>>
>> >If you use an untrusted network you are exposing your system to anything
>> >they want to do to it - including full capture of all data passing
>> >across the network, access to your machine, and others. Some security
>> >packages allow full access to anyone in the same subnet, so that might
>> >mean that your firewall does nothing to protect you while you are
>> >connected to the Wireless network.
>> >
>> >Use, without permission, is also considered theft.
>> >
>> >--
>> #######################
>> I only agree with part of that. What passes through the network can
>> be captured but access to the files on your machine depends on the
>> security on your machine. Make sure nothing is shared and stop all
>> unneeded services.
>> donnie.
>
> Donnie, do you really thing that someone asking the type of question as
> was asked is going to know enough to "Stop unneeded services" and to
> make sure that shares and files are protected? The simple answer is NO.
> The simple answer is to not thieve services off of other peoples
> networks, you never know when someone has setup an open network just to
> steal information off of unsuspecting people using open networks.
>

Which is what Google is for.

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