IP Address is Public
- Posted by Giselle on February 5th, 2008 filed in Information, Security Updates
Always bear in mind that your IP address is public, so that whenever you access the Internet, you are always heading for a security risk. An IP address that will identify your PC can be located whenever you access the Internet. If you are not protected, your IP address address can be used by others to access your computer from anywhere in the outside world. One larger security is a fixed IP address.
Using a modem with a dial-up connection will get you a new IP address every time you connect to Internet. This is not true if you have a fixed Internet connection (cable, ADSL, fixed line), because your IP address will never change. This will allow potential Internet crackers to be able to access your computer everytime they want to, and to store and share (with other crackers) information and data that they might find about your unprotected private data.