The Risks
Better be despised for too anxious apprehensions, than ruined by too confident security.
Why would anyone bother to attack your system? It’s usually because you’ve got something that they want. This could be:
Your processing power
Your ability to send data (e.g., spam)
Your privately stored information
Your capabilities—perhaps the specific software you have installed
Your connection to more interesting remote systems
People might even attack you for the sheer fun of it or because they dislike you and want to cause harm by disrupting your computer resources. While malicious people are lurking around looking for easy, insecure prey, a security vulnerability might also be caused by a program that accidentally releases information ...
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