Research shows that free wireless public networks located in airports and other public places are ripe for exploitation by hackers.
If you're a Windows user:
• In the Advanced settings of Wireless Network Connection properties (“Advanced” button on “Wireless Networks” tab), choose “Access Point (infrastructure) networks only”. The default is “Any available network” and this is not safe.
• Turn off “Automatic Connection” to preferred networks in the Wireless Network Connection properties so your network reads “On Demand”. This will prevent your computer connecting to unsafe networks that have the same name as your home or office network.
If you’re a Mac user:
• In Network Preferences, choose By Default, join “Preferred Networks” and edit your preferred network SSID’s to include only trusted sources.
• Click “Options,” and ensure “Ask before joining an open network” is selected. Check the “Require Administrator Password to change networks” box, and deselect the option to automatically add new networks to the preferred list.
http://news.zdnet.com/2100-1035_22-6122707.html
Hi FwF,
Here are some answers: http://www.governmentsecurity.org/articles/ProtectingFileswithWindowsNTXP.php
The SafeXP program can also help towards this.
It is simple don’t run the service, don’t run the risks of that service. No messenger, no messenger related malware. Only run that services that you need and trust.
If you do not close the curtains, someone out in the car can see how many times you turn on and off the lights, if you leave your door unlocked in some areas some items from your house may disappear unfortunately.
Some people think if some data are freely accessible, they have a right to look into them, that is not always the case, well make it so they have to rattle doors, and then they are trespassing.
When there is a Wifi point and someone wardriving in the neigbourhood can imposter your account, your computer is likely to favour a connection to the war driver’s point, then connect through another service like VPN and strict authorization,
the problem is similar to the PlugandPlay sort of thing, the n00bs need all features on automatic, but that may be insecure, again a rehearsal similar to “the out of the box syndrom” or "“I cannot use it other than out of the box dillema”. If you are that type of person, refrain from computers, like some people have to refrain from cars, they are endangering other Internet users as others do drivers on the road period,
polonus
People seem to lack understanding of the importance of security for wireless networks at home as well: a friend of mine bought a new laptop recently, plugged it in and found he had internet access via a neighbour’s unsecured wireless network. He’s been happily using that connection ever since.
Hi FwF,
Which shows a true word: “Children (the Innocent) will inherent Paradise”, and your friend has landed in Paradise that way, thanks to the Innocent, you can land in Paradise through al sorts of unprotected access points Wifi, USB, etc. But when his neighbour “glues” his acces point, the wardriver has a tyny bit of a problem.
polonus
If you use WIFI and care who uses your computers HotSpot,
then this will do the trick.
http://forum.avast.com/index.php?topic=16849.msg170021#msg170021