Re: Computer advice please?

shoot i even have my screen saver passworded, along with everything else, on
both computers, and when i get the sony going i'll put it up there too!
spiritrising

"Tha Billdozer" <billdozer@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> Traveler wrote:
>
>> I remember reading somewhere (probably on some slanderous usenet group
>> or infoworld or zdnet), that a survey taken of IT directors and Data
>> Base Administers showed that more than 25% of all installations of
>> SQLServer (MS database software) and of Oracle Database software
>> maintain their default administrators logins (admin, admin).
>
> Yup... on all of my computer I have them set up to when you turn on the
> computer you need a password to get any further... my fried Ryan sat there
> the other day for 2 hours trying to get past my password on my laptop and
> couldn't... and he went to school for 4 years and works in the IT field.
>
> But why worry about security ?? if they reall want in they will get in...
> firewalls like locks on bikes are there "to keep honest people honest" or
> so it has been said.
>
>> Scared me so bad I went into work the next day - where I had been in
>> charge for about 8 months - and quickly changed them, since I had never
>> even bothered to check before.
>
> Change your passowrds every 6 months... never store your passwords on your
> computer... DISABLE password reminders in your browsers (EI, Netscape,
> Mozilla)... NEVER keep a document on your hard drive with passwords in
> it... if you get an e-mail (using a mail prog) that has a user name an
> password in it for something delete it... there are always password
> reminders on most sites.
>
> But remember what someone that thinks he knows about computers says
>
> "security. Don't worry to much about it"
>
>
>
> --
>
> Wanna help make me rich ??
>
> Tell your friends about my company...
> Who knows... I just might share the wealth !!
>
>
> Tha Billdozer
>
>
>
> HTTP://WWW.COMPU-SAVERS.NET


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