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- From: zcjm0f@wwnv67.hou.amoco.com (CJohn Mace)
- Subject: Re: Security caveat used by network service providers
- Message-ID: <1992Dec14.170037.3332@hou.amoco.com>
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- Organization: Amoco Production
- References: <92349.095305HANK@BARILVM.BITNET>
- Date: Mon, 14 Dec 1992 17:00:37 GMT
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- In article <92349.095305HANK@BARILVM.BITNET> Hank Nussbacher <HANK@BARILVM.BITNET> writes:
- >I am looking for examples of a 'security caveat' used by commercial
- >service providers (or regionals) that warn users that the "Internet
- >is not safe, and there is no guarantee that their data will not be
- >intercepted, or ..." Can those of you who have such 'Internet security
- >warnings' send them to me?
-
- Just out of curiosity... how can someone "intercept" data on internet
- if you set up a router and the data never leaves your LAN?
-
- You are more likely to be "hacked on" on the internet than actual
- data theft. But this can be dealt with in a number of ways...
- A good router or a firewall can prevent most of this rif-raf.
-
- >
- >Thanks,
- >Hank Nussbacher
- >hank@vm.tau.ac.il
-
- just some thoughts,
- cjohn mace
-