XPost: comp.mobile.android, alt.comp.os.windows-10   
   From: robin_listas@es.invalid   
      
   On 2024-01-18 00:03, Java Jive wrote:   
   > On 17/01/2024 20:51, Bill Powell wrote:   
   >>   
   >> On Wed, 17 Jan 2024 20:30:50 +0000, Java Jive wrote:   
   >>>   
   >>>> Press the down arrow and select the people allowed to access it.   
   >>>> "Everyone" | Add | Read/Write | Share | Done   
   >>>   
   >>> That's a significant security hole.  Ideally, you want to restrict it   
   >>> to known users of your LAN regardless of device, and the best way to   
   >>> do that is to password-protect the share in some way.   
   >>   
   >> Why do I need a password? If I can't trust my wife, then who can I trust?   
   >   
   > Because anyone hacking into your local network can access the share,   
   > this may include:   
   >    Legitimate visitors to your home whom you allow to access the LAN   
   > temporarily;   
   >    WiFi warriors who attempt to hack & surf other people's networks;   
   >    Troublesome neighbourhood youths;   
   >    Anyone that manages to hack your router from the WAN side.   
   >   
      
   And with his low attention to security, there will be other entry points   
   to attack his computers. Even if he has nothing of importance, the   
   machine can be used to attack other serious machines, and he would be an   
   accessory to crime.   
      
   --   
   Cheers,   
           Carlos E.R.   
      
   --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05   
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