Re: Security Risk?
- From: Malke <notreally@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Fri, 20 Jan 2006 06:50:32 -0800
Bob Newman wrote:
> A general question please. I am running XP Pro with an "always on"
> cable
> modem internet connection. All other factors being equal, am I at any
> greater security risk if I keep IE6 or Firefox running constantly as
> opposed to closing it after each use?
>
No. What I do recommend though is that even if you only have one
computer you buy one of those fairly inexpensive cable/dsl routers
(Linksys, Netgear, etc.) and put it between the modem and your
computer. It gives you extra protection and the routers have come down
in price so much that this is an affordable thing to do.
Malke
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