| Re: [GMCnet] Best places for WiFi [message #113322] |
Thu, 27 January 2011 15:38 |
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As Ken pointed out, if you have printer or file sharing turned on someone can get in unless you've taken other steps toward security.
With XP there were a lot of people who didn't create their own profile (identity) with a password or else they never created a password for the top-level admin account. One just logged into their system with "administrator" and no password and take ownership of the computer. That was a big security hole. Such poor security was lots of opportunity for someone else.
Byron
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Larry <slawrence111@yahoo.com>
> To: gmclist@temp.gmcnet.org
> Date: 01/27/11 10:20
> Subject: Re: [GMCnet] Best places for WiFi
>
> Well, I learn more all the time. Never thought an open WIFI would allow my computer to be tampered with, don't know how to get to that level to access files.
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