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Originally Posted by BlackArcher101
I follow the belief that if someone really wants to hack into my system, they will. So I use my router firewall and MS security essentials for AV. That's it except for restricting my wireless as much as I possibly can. Enough deterrent for the casual hacker, but if someone wants to get in or is a pro, I'm not sure how I could stop them.
Curious what you do with the cameras security though as I was thinking of getting a few. The thought of others seeing them since they are IP based never occured to me.
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And your exactly right about that and I feel the same way, I just want to make sure I'm doing as much as I can to make it as difficult as possible. It's not my data I'm really worried about as it's always backed up locally and a copy taken off site. But as more and more devices connect to the internet and more appliances include remote configuring, I just want things locked down.
But yes, it's the cameras in particular that I'm concerned with. We travel a fair bit and having cameras in the house that point at places other than just points of entry like living room, basement, garage etc would be really nice to have. There are many types of IP cameras available obviously but IMO, the first step is to not get the wireless variety. There are a number of models out there that are hardwired and that wiring carries both the data to and from the cameras as well as the power.