Comments on: Protect Your Wireless Network http://www.bargaineering.com/articles/protect-your-wireless-network.html personal finance blog with anecdotes, advice and commentary. Sat, 21 Nov 2009 22:47:06 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: Matt http://www.bargaineering.com/articles/protect-your-wireless-network.html/comment-page-1#comment-1737 Matt Tue, 01 Nov 2005 11:05:40 +0000 http://www.bargaineering.com/articles/?p=417#comment-1737 Given the ignorance of the typical computer-crimes investigator (dwarfed as it is only by the ignorance of the typical judge and the typical jury), I probably shouldn't hang as much faith as I do on the fact that I can easily prove that my own machines could not _possibly_ be the source of most of the computer-crimes type of activity that might theoretically enter the world through unprotected Wi-Fi. I'd be more concerned about becoming a terror suspect than a virus suspect, though. They seldom break your door down over spreading computer viruses, but if someone uses my LAN to facilitate terrorism, I might not live long enough to prove my innocence. Perhaps I'll lock it down after all. Given the ignorance of the typical computer-crimes investigator (dwarfed as it is only by the ignorance of the typical judge and the typical jury), I probably shouldn’t hang as much faith as I do on the fact that I can easily prove that my own machines could not _possibly_ be the source of most of the computer-crimes type of activity that might theoretically enter the world through unprotected Wi-Fi.

I’d be more concerned about becoming a terror suspect than a virus suspect, though. They seldom break your door down over spreading computer viruses, but if someone uses my LAN to facilitate terrorism, I might not live long enough to prove my innocence.

Perhaps I’ll lock it down after all.

]]> By: Cap http://www.bargaineering.com/articles/protect-your-wireless-network.html/comment-page-1#comment-1718 Cap Mon, 31 Oct 2005 08:34:10 +0000 http://www.bargaineering.com/articles/?p=417#comment-1718 hmm didnt think about that. even if u didnt do it, it would be quite a hassle if people are conducting silly stuff through your network. imagine buncha federal agents busting through your doors cuz someone was spreading some crazy worm through your network. hmm didnt think about that. even if u didnt do it, it would be quite a hassle if people are conducting silly stuff through your network.

imagine buncha federal agents busting through your doors cuz someone was spreading some crazy worm through your network.

]]> By: fivecentnickel.com http://www.bargaineering.com/articles/protect-your-wireless-network.html/comment-page-1#comment-1715 fivecentnickel.com Mon, 31 Oct 2005 04:29:13 +0000 http://www.bargaineering.com/articles/?p=417#comment-1715 Good point. Thanks for the link. Good point. Thanks for the link.

]]> By: MyMoneyBlog http://www.bargaineering.com/articles/protect-your-wireless-network.html/comment-page-1#comment-1712 MyMoneyBlog Sun, 30 Oct 2005 05:46:22 +0000 http://www.bargaineering.com/articles/?p=417#comment-1712 <a href="http://money.cnn.com/2005/07/07/technology/personaltech/wireless_arrest/index.htm" rel="nofollow">Man charged with wireless trespassing (CNN Money)</a> Man charged with wireless trespassing (CNN Money)

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