Re:Professionals: How do you make sure your computer hasn't ...
by calafrax on Thursday July 06, 2017 @12:12PM
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I was being serious even if it came off flippant.
There is no way to be 100% certain of your security with a system as complex as a computer so if you need 100% certainty then you have to assume you are compromised, even if that is a very low probability.
Maybe working at a large insurance company, where every keystroke could be replayed by a perfect stranger, has rubbed off on my home usage. But I come from a networking field and know perfectly well that our little home routers are not things we should rely on to be on our side. Maybe they are, but I think there's a bit of luck. A lot of planning and a bit of luck.