I have this feeling like my computer is very vulnerable to attacks. I am not entirely sure why, but it really feels like it is less secure now that it was when I completed the last Security Assurance Review and Security Technical Test for my Thinkpad.<\/p>\n
Now for those who are uninitiated, a SAR\/STT is an IBM term describing 2 ways in which they test their systems for security. They usually apply this the servers that they manage, not typically to Thinkpads or desktops. However, I feel like since I connect this computer outside the IBM network, I have a responsibility to apply a higher level of control than normal.<\/p>\n
So now I scan the compter twice a week and review the traffic through the firewall once a month. To secure the “personal” side of my Thinkpad, I now have digital certificates in place for my personal e-mail address to secure communications a bit more. And on the home front, I recently upgraded the hardware in my desktop so that it could function as a firewall at the same time. I am even thinking that maybe I should get a cheap basic desktop to use as the firewall and router between me and the rest of the world.<\/p>\n
This security stuff is mindboggling. All of this, and the most secret thing at this point (my data files I use reside on a detached drive that I only connect while I use it). Why do I worry about these things?<\/p>\n
Hmmm….there must internal issues for which a licensed psychiatrist could answer…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
I have this feeling like my computer is very vulnerable to attacks. I am not entirely sure why, but it really feels like it is less secure now that it was when I completed the last Security Assurance Review and Security Technical Test for my Thinkpad. Now for those who are uninitiated, a SAR\/STT is … Continue reading Computer Security<\/span>