Plastic box routers... store bought routers, DO
provide some rudimentary protection. But at best it's
security is good for the day it's made but the dickheads of
the world are always looking for ways to exploit you. The
problem is most of the techno-geeks that wrote the RFCs for
the internet (now I'm dating myself) put in a lot of great
things that allow you to do all sorts of cool things. Then
the dickheads who would rather steal than create found ways
to use those cool things against their owners. Its the way
of the world, sadly. The more holes get plugged, the more
holes they find/drill. To truly stay ahead of the game you
need some sort of IDS/IPS system that updates emerging
threats hourly... yes, HOURLY. Big corporations spend
millions and have really bright boys working for their
online security departments and they still get hacked...
So, the internet is thorny place, take your chances.
Honestly, I can't think of any legitimate reason a system in
India needs to access a device on your system...
That said, keep your router firmware up to
date. (most of the time they just make it work better but
every now and they then update an exploit too... ssh
heartbleed for example). What was your device at .3?? If
its a PC, have someone experienced look at your logs. If
its a camera, segment it off your primary network. Run your
system through a VPN. Don't go to porn sites. Put your
gaming PCs/boxes on a different segment. Don't participate
in social media... the list goes on and on.
I do have lifelock but when my credit card got
hacked last year, the bank was on it long before Lifelock.
I had to call Lifelock to report the compromised card.
Really want protection... unplug it from the
network.
Sorry - that was a dumb question .. better I
ask "can I tell where he went and if he copied
anything?"
On
2/5/2015 2:11 PM, LarryT wrote:
Thx Pat (& others)
I assume there's no way to know if their intent
was legitimate? Another couple of questions - I
recall being told a router provided a certain level
of protection? Looks like that's not correct.
Also - it looks like Norton is falling down on the
job!
what protection is best? Should I have LifeLock?
I don't have much but I don't want to be robbed...
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