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   TJ to Adam   
   Re: How much security is enough?   
   20 Jun 12 08:44:59   
   
   From: TJ@noneofyour.business   
      
   On 06/14/2012 01:51 PM, Adam wrote:   
   > This new thread is a spinoff from that "Off-Topic" thread, because IMHO   
   > it deals with a specific topic of interest to IMHO many of us here. What   
   > started this was my purchase of a non-UEFI tower (HP p7-1258 -- you did   
   > see the thread about non-UEFI hardware, didn't you?).  That means my   
   > current desktop system will be moved to another room and connected via   
   > Wi-Fi, pretty much the first time I'll be using Wi-Fi.   
   >   
   > My basic question, as you can see, is "How much security is enough?" I'm   
   > not a network admin, just an ordinary home user, and I really don't want   
   > to spend all my time dealing with system security.  OTOH I know I need   
   > to spend some time and effort on keeping my system(s) "secure enough",   
   > once I figure out what that means in my situation.   
   >   
   After reading this thread, it would seem that the answer to the question   
   you pose is, there is no amount of security that you can safely say  is   
   "enough."   
      
   Remember, you aren't being paranoid if they really are out to get you.   
      
   ^)   
      
   TJ   
      
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