Re: 0wnz0r dialup

From: David (thunderbolt01_at_netscape.net)
Date: 07/29/03

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    Digi wrote:
    > Hi
    > I have a dialup connection to the internet with a dynamically assigned IP
    > address. I have a firewall, but even without one would I really need to worry
    > about somebody 0wnz0ring my computer? How would they find it again, unless
    > it sent out some way to identify itself. Are dialup-connected computers really
    > at any risk?

    No computer connected to the internet is 100% safe from being
    Cracked even with a firewall. Though a firewall can improve
    system security there are other factors that can defeat even a
    firewall. 

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