How to secure a cable internet connection

**Glaswegian** · 06-03-2007, 09:55 AM

The Internet is moving fast, and people who access it want to move fast as well. With this need for speed Internet service has grown from a dial-up dominated market to a broadband market where cable Internet is a leader in both market share and speed. Cable Internet has lead the high speed internet revolution from the start if for no other reason than they had a network capable of carrying the traffic already in place.

This newfound speed and "always on" connectivity provided by cable internet access also comes new hazards to be aware of and avoid. Always on is as much a change from dial-up as the added speed is simply because the more time connected to the Internet the more danger a user is exposed too. In the past when a user was finished accessing the Internet, they would log off and the connection would be severed. Even if the user left the computer and forgot they were connected to the Internet the connection would "time out" due to inactivity. This is not the case with cable Internet. "Always on" means just that.

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**Kalim** · 06-04-2007, 05:05 AM

I usually use a combination of many components - sometimes also using Sandboxie.

sojerguy · 06-05-2007, 02:10 PM

I use a power switch (along with a firewall, and various other 'protectors'), on the multi-plug. Turns off the cable modem ; ), I just have to remember to turn it on first and let it cycle before I turn on my PC.

06-03-2007, 09:55 AM	#1 (permalink)
Glaswegian Moderator/ Rangemaster TSF Academy; Analyst, Security Team; Oor Wullie; TSF Surgeon and Resident Comic Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Glasgow Posts: 25,571 OS: Win XP Pro SP3 / Win 7 Pro My System Blog Entries: 10	How to secure a cable internet connection The Internet is moving fast, and people who access it want to move fast as well. With this need for speed Internet service has grown from a dial-up dominated market to a broadband market where cable Internet is a leader in both market share and speed. Cable Internet has lead the high speed internet revolution from the start if for no other reason than they had a network capable of carrying the traffic already in place. This newfound speed and "always on" connectivity provided by cable internet access also comes new hazards to be aware of and avoid. Always on is as much a change from dial-up as the added speed is simply because the more time connected to the Internet the more danger a user is exposed too. In the past when a user was finished accessing the Internet, they would log off and the connection would be severed. Even if the user left the computer and forgot they were connected to the Internet the connection would "time out" due to inactivity. This is not the case with cable Internet. "Always on" means just that. http://www.buzzle.com/articles/how-t...onnection.html __________________ Iain - Defender of the Haggis and all things Scottish. I don't help by PM - post in the Forums. PC Safety & Security::PC running a bit slow?::Donate::Photographers Corner

06-04-2007, 05:05 AM	#2 (permalink)
Kalim Roaming To Help Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 5,642 OS: Many	Re: How to secure a cable internet connection I usually use a combination of many components - sometimes also using Sandboxie.

06-05-2007, 02:10 PM	#3 (permalink)
sojerguy Registered User Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: seattle-tacoma metro blob Posts: 110 OS: win XP ver 5.1.26001	Re: How to secure a cable internet connection I use a power switch (along with a firewall, and various other 'protectors'), on the multi-plug. Turns off the cable modem ; ), I just have to remember to turn it on first and let it cycle before I turn on my PC.