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I only use Kaazaa at home and nothing on that machine is of value...that
stays on my laptop. My company, ever aware that the "baddies" would LOVE to
hack B&N.com, have even blocked GoToMyPC, along with services of their ilk.
Becuase I'm a contractor and the laptop is my asset, needed special
permission from the local 800 pound gorilla to even let me put my laptop on
their network.
John Posada
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From: Samuel Choy [mailto:schoy -at- us -dot- ibm -dot- com]
Sent: Tuesday, January 14, 2003 11:15 AM
To: TECHWR-L
Subject: Re: FWD: Security followup
Some of you might argue that this is overkill, or that I don't understand
file swapping services or firewalls, but here's my take:
I don't leave my door unlocked at night. I don't leave my car running in
the parking lot. And I don't use file swapping services. Ever. Not even
with a firewall. As much as I like MP3s, they're not worth opening my
hard disk up to the entire Internet. They may say the outside only has
access to the files you want them to, but the cyber Baddies are
sophisticated enough to hack through to the rest of the info on your hard
drive. And they can always find a way. Even with a firewall.
Also, if you have your employer's or client's confidential information on
your home computer, you could also be in violation their security policy
when you use file swapping services.
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