From: adam@address.invalid   
      
   unruh wrote:   
   > On 2012-06-13, Adam  wrote:   
   >> We all know nothing is 100% secure,   
   >> so part of the problem is determining what's "secure enough" for an   
   >> ordinary home system like mine.  I don't think I need quite the level of   
   >> paranoia that a network admin ought to have.   
   >   
   > That assumes that the breakins are just random people. Your wireless   
   > means that the person is close (eg your neighbor) since wifi does not   
   > travel that far. Probably you would notice someone sitting in their car   
   > with a laptop outside your house day after day.   
      
   Maybe /that/ explains the SUV in the parking lot that never moves. :-)   
   My neighbors are close indeed, 11 other apartments within 50' and 100+   
   apartments within 500' (or 15m and 150m if you prefer).   
      
   > The bigger problem is   
   > that when you connect to the net, you are connected and now people can   
   > attack you from all around the world (and they have no idea who your   
   > neighbor is).   
      
   Which of course can happen even with "only" a wired 'net connection.   
      
   > Also, if you are the target for some reason (neighbory   
   > disputes, former wife, business associate) then the fact that someone   
   > else may be more vulnerable is irrelevant.   
      
   I'm wondering whether it's worth starting a new thread here, something   
   like "How much security is enough?"  Or would that be better elsewhere,   
   because it's not all Mandriva-specific?  IMHO the subject's of enough   
   importance and interest to deserve its own thread.  What do you think?   
      
   Adam   
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