[dba-Tech] Security

But *not* WEP - the Weakest Ever Protocol!  (actually Wired Equivalent)

It's VERY easily and routinely cracked.  Use at least WPA/WPA2.

John


-----Original Message-----
From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Ed Tesiny
Sent: 15 March 2014 19:48
To: Discussion of Hardware and Software issues
Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] Security


Re: routers, I would recommend MAC addressing and of course some form of encryption such as WEP.  Do fairly regular
scans using Malware Bytes and follow-up with Eusing scan of the registry.  AND as Dickford always reminds, be careful on
what you click and where you go!


On Sat, Mar 15, 2014 at 3:06 PM, Jim Lawrence <accessd at shaw.ca> wrote:

> Hi all:
>
> I have been asked to give a little talk about security to a company 
> and it workers come Monday.
>
> The subject of the speech will go something like this:
>
> One, Make sure the router is set up property whether at the office or 
> home. Change the password from the default, something around ten plus 
> digits, a mix of numbers, upper and lower case and special characters. 
> Older routers should be replaced as they can be hacked. If you want 
> security, limit your dependency on Wi-Fi. (There is software out there 
> that can read the Wi-Fi signal and I would suspect write it.) So don't 
> use Wi-Fi in the office. Don't open any router ports other than 80 or 
> 8080. If you do have to have other open ports, the Virtual drives are 
> your friend...just set up your router to point towards the appropriate 
> virtual drive's IP address triggered by the data arriving on a 
> specific port number. (Note: limit ports open that do not have 
> application continually listening on
> them.)
>
> Two, if you are using XP, start using another browser. The IE browsers 
> supported by XP are not safe.
>
> Three, watch what you open in your mail client. This is where most if 
> not all malware originates from. If you are at work and if in doubt, 
> never open it.
>
> That is a quick off the top list of talking points. If anyone could 
> recommend further important items to discuss it would be greatly 
> appreciated.
>
> MTIA
>
> Jim
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