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Originally Posted by desertgrandma
I understand that nothing is totally 'secure' these days. My house, my wireless, my car.....my life. If someone really wants in, they can get in.
However, isn't it only prudent to take what precautions you can, and stay alert?
I'd feel really stupid if someone hacked my bank account because I didn't secure my connection. Or robbed my house because I left the door unlocked.
BUT if I took the proper steps, and they did it anyway, I could shoot them with a clear conscience......  |
So, you take proper precautions, "secure" your wireless network. Then you go off on vacation for a few days. In the meantime, a bad person pulls up in front of your house, parking on the public street. He hacks into your network and sets up a child porn server, using your compromised access point.
You return home to be put in jail for child porn.
If your network was open, you could claim you knew nothing about it.
If your network is "secure", it's harder to make that claim.