So are you saying that when my pc is powered off at night it can still be hacked? Can my wireless network be hacked by a drive-by hacker if it's off?
Are you _really_ that stupid? =) So yes, turning the pc/router off does improve security - from directed, specific hack attempts. I agree that with the flood of port-scanning going on at any one minute of the day, that 24 hours operation is not 1/12th as safe as 2 hours. By the way, when I boot my pc up each day, the first thing it does is get the latest virus updates, firewall updates, and checks for Microsoft patches. If fast-moving threats developed over night (like SQL slammer) then I may have missed the worst of it or be protected by the patch/signature released a few hours later, but before I booted up. Cheers, Mike "JJZolx" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message news:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > seanadams Wrote: >> I believe the vast majority of people with broadband connections do >> NOT want to have a home server running 24x7. There is also a huge >> trend towards households having just a wireless network and one or >> two laptops - not a convenient setup for serving music all the time. > > I take it the attitude of this vast majority is due to some kind of > concern for security? Like if their PC runs 24 hours per day, they > feel they're 12 times as likely to get hacked as when it's only run 2 > hours? :-) > > Are people are _really_ that stupid? > > > -- > JJZolx _______________________________________________ Discuss mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
