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Any security risks with leaving iDisk mounted?
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Apr 28, 2004, 09:14 PM
 
Are there any security risks with leaving your iDisk mounted all the time?

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Apr 29, 2004, 08:26 PM
 
Originally posted by EnVoy:
Are there any security risks with leaving your iDisk mounted all the time?
Other than someone jumping on your computer and looking at your stuff? No.
     
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Apr 29, 2004, 10:14 PM
 
If you keep AFP open, people can log on and check out what you have, but if you have your system locked down, you are find.

P.S. Out of the box, you are fine.
     
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Apr 30, 2004, 04:52 AM
 
If you keep a password on your screensaver and have it lock after a short amount of idle time, then there is little in the way of increased risk. There's a slight increase -there always is- but not much of one.
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