Re: Secure Home Networking?

["R. DuFresne" <dufresne () sysinfo com>]

Perhaps one of the more nasty tests to do on home users is to e-mail then
a trojan ot two that will backdoor the system.  If they point and click
and let it run/install, then they are *not* a candidate for a vpn tunnel
into work.  Aside from that get all the netbui/netbios toys you can get
your hands on and see what might be bound to the internet interface.

Thanks,

Ron DuFresne

On Mon, 26 May 2003, Sandy Turner wrote:

> Any suggestions on tests to run to judge the security of a home 
> network?  There are a number of online port scanning services (e.g. 
> ShieldsUP http://grc.com), as well as the standard Nessus and nmap tools.
>
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