My post assumed that in the first place your machine is suitably secured against attacks which it should be in any case if you're running some unix variant. It is a simple matter of turning off all unneeded services.
Noah. On Tuesday 14 June 2005 16:49, Ronny wrote: > Well you have covered just part of the security ,your connection to the > office .But forgotten that you are using a rogue device to access your > office.By the way the bad guy might be interested with what you have on > your machine than what you are accessing!Well there will be a VPN to the > office but not to the neighbours rite ;-) .Am not good at VPN's but > that what I think correct me if wrong > Ronny > > Noah Sematimba wrote: > >Well no one in his right mind should be relying on his ISP to provide him > > with security. Setup some sort of VPN to your office or tunnel over ssh > > or whatever means. > > > >All UTL is doing is providing you with the road, not also fitting the > > security features in whetever car you're going to use on their road. > > > >Noah. > > > >On Tuesday 14 June 2005 15:51, Robert Lukwago Mukasa wrote: > >>With secure I suppose they mean what encryption standards are being > >>used to protect users of the hotspots from hackers/crackers/attacks. > >>Well how will we know unless we try them out? > >> > >>rob@ > >> > >>On 6/14/05, Mark Tinka <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >>>On Tuesday 14 June 2005 14:35, Ronny wrote: > >>>>First I apologies for editing your subject am good at > >>>>that. :-) Talk of hotspots mushrooming up ihere in > >>>>UG.How secure are they. > >>> > >>>How do you mean, secure? In cases like these, security > >>>could be a point of view. > >>> > >>>Mark. > >>> > >>>>Should we rush to get plugged > >>>>into the matrix ;-) .Otherwise am a wireless > >>>>advocate.Congs UTL and did I hear Infocom ? Ronny > >>>>Alright good topic > >>>> > >>>>Kiggundu Mukasa wrote: > >>>>>Talk about starting with a bang! > >>>>>Congrats to UTL > >>>>>Need to go to each one and see what the performance > >>>>>is like. > >>>>> > >>>>>Kiggs > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>>**************** > >>>>>***************************** > >>>>> > >>>>>Kiggundu Mukasa # Computer Network > >>>>>Consultancy### > >>>>> > >>>>>KYM-NET LTD. # Intranets & > >>>>>Internet Solutions# > >>>>> > >>>>>Plot 80 Kanjokya Street > >>>>> > >>>>>P.O. Box 24284 Kampala, Uganda > >>>>> > >>>>>Tel: +256 77 972255 > >>>>> > >>>>> +256 71 221141 > >>>>> > >>>>>Fax: +256 31 262122 > >>>>> > >>>>>**************************************************** > >>>>>************* > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>>----------------------------------------------------- > >>>>>------------------- > >>>>> > >>>>>_______________________________________________ > >>>>>LUG mailing list > >>>>>[email protected] > >>>>>http://kym.net/mailman/listinfo/lug > >>>>>%LUG is generously hosted by INFOCOM > >>>>>http://www.infocom.co.ug/ > >>> > >>>_______________________________________________ > >>>LUG mailing list > >>>[email protected] > >>>http://kym.net/mailman/listinfo/lug > >>>%LUG is generously hosted by INFOCOM http://www.infocom.co.ug/ -- Noah. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ "Today's Excellence is tomorrow's mediocrity" --Robb Thompson _______________________________________________ LUG mailing list [email protected] http://kym.net/mailman/listinfo/lug %LUG is generously hosted by INFOCOM http://www.infocom.co.ug/
