How susceptible is a computer to hackers? I have a friend here in
France that insists that one is totally unprotected & that someone can
enter in even when the machine is off. That sounds crazy to me.
If your computer is turned off it is impossible. He is full of garbage. If
it's just asleep...well that's a whole other story.
In what way is it "a whole other story?" I see no network activity from any sleeping computers (iBook or TiBook). Is there some kind of magic packet to wake up a sleeping Mac?
sleeping computers are "off" for all remote intents and purposes.
you can turn on a "wake on admin access" option in Energy Saver... which allows someone on the local subnet who's using Apple Remote Desktop to access your sleeping computer IF they know your admin password.
but if none of those options are true, a sleeping computer is absolutely safe.
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