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January 6, 2003 at 3:44 pm #13832snoocdMember
Does leaving yourself logged in to any of the messaging systems(aol, msn, icq, etc) pose a bigger security threat than logging off every time you are finished?
January 7, 2003 at 5:24 am #98771SlumMemberNo more than when your sitting at it. It all depends how secure your computer is in the first place. If someone wants to mess with your computer, and it isn’t secure… it doesn’t matter if your on at the moment, or away from the computer.
January 7, 2003 at 1:40 pm #98772DJHyperbyteMemberQuote:quote:Originally posted by snoocdDoes leaving yourself logged in to any of the messaging systems(aol, msn, icq, etc) pose a bigger security threat than logging off every time you are finished?
No more than when you’re sitting at it – true.
But now it’s time to ask yourself the following question:– Is ‘being logged on to a chat server’ a security risk?
If you are afraid of “hackers”, don’t worry. It will not matter if you are logged on or off for them. AFAIK, most “hackers” do not “hack” random users, found online at a messaging system.
If you really think a “hacker” is targetting you, you might just want to install a good firewall, such as the Personal Firewall, from Kerio, and disallow as many connections as possible (= not more than you really need).
January 7, 2003 at 1:54 pm #98773snoocdMemberGood. Thanks for the help from all. Now for my next question.
How much traffic do the IM software packages put on a personal LAN? ie, I am trying to determine that if by leaving myself logged in(even though i may not be interested in talking to anyone, or being bothered by anyone), is it potentially eating up a lot of my bandwidth?
January 7, 2003 at 2:06 pm #98770rustedtightMemberQuote:quote:How much traffic do the IM software packages put on a personal LAN?My experience is its so close to zero it doesn’t matter.
How many packground tasks, threads etc. are running?
I’ve heard of ppl with 3 AV packages, 2 firewalls n looking to install another firewall cos their lan was slow……….. 😀 You may experience the odd delay if running a 286 with marginal memory.;) -
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