Zagato wrote:

Thanks for the feedback, it's a bit disconcerting to know that apparently your neighbour for instance can see what you are doing on your computer if they have the know how

If your reading this neighbour - bog off!

Or strip to your undies and come join in .............

 Guns and Landrovers .... anything else is irrelevant.

affiliate13 wrote:

It is important to change passwords regularly, it is a PITA but given just how many breaches there have been lately from so many major sites it is worth doing.
I read a white paper (cant find it now) recently on the advantages of using a phrase rather than short password with 0s instead of Os etc.
Five or more words in a sentence with punctuation alpha numerical eg: "Series 1, Birmingham Solihull 1948!"
Easy for you to remember hard for brute force attack to uncover quickly. But again must be changed often.
It was also recommended not to use standard dictionary words, but how anyone is supposed to remember them at that point i have no idea, they would need to be stored somewhere and again that would need another password to secure all the eggs in one basket (pretty sure there is an old adage about eggs and baskets)
http://strongpasswordgenerator.com/ There are things like this too.


As for OTA hacking via wireless, both WEP and WPA encrypted connections can often be hacked with a live CD/Backtrack/Reaver. It is a bit of time to do it but for that reason it is sensible to keep data on your network as secure as possible like bank info etc, you can use TrueCrypt or similar to wrap a USB stick with data on it you dont want scum stealing.

Its all a really, we give this info out to companies all the time and then they get hacked.
You can go mental thinking of ways to secure your data but its like securing your vehicle how much will guarantee security? If they want it they will get it, it all depends on how badly they want it and how skilled they are.

This is a useful starting point, assuming like me you have nothing better to do on a Sunday:
http://go.eset.com/us/resources/white-pape...090814.pdf

Dave-H wrote:

Zagato wrote:

Thanks for the feedback, it's a bit disconcerting to know that apparently your neighbour for instance can see what you are doing on your computer if they have the know how

If your reading this neighbour - bog off!

Or strip to your undies and come join in .............

My neighbour is a boss eyed 20 stone lump, would prefer a couple of blondes, BUT he is a lovely guy spent yesterday next door at his Le-Mans party - thumping head today He recently finished a 5 year contract with Aston Martin designing their engine management systems - really knows his stuff.