On May 9, 4:11 pm, "web2.0" <rwest.ea...@gmail.com> wrote:
> You’re at the airport waiting for your flight. With time to kill,
> you’re thinking of connecting your laptop to the airport's Wi-Fi to
> check your office e-mail...do some personal banking...or shop for a
> gift for your spouse.
>
> But first, consider this: odds are there’s a hacker nearby, with his
> own laptop, attempting to "eavesdrop" on your computer to obtain
> personal data that will provide access to your money or even to your
> company's sensitive information.
>
> http://theciscocommunity.com/forums/t/21.aspx

If you're using windows XP, know that the geniuses at Redmond let the
server function running by default at start up on end-user computers
Advice from me: Disable it!