Guest writer Bob Emptage documents his secured home network and gives you some advice on what you should do any why.
Documenting a secured* home network Why?Why document it? Because I need things to be that way! Partly because of a slightly anal nature and partly because I know my memory isn’t as good as it once was.
Why secure the network? Because I value my data, privacy, and me reputation (read “identity”).
* A note on “secured”: This is a multi-meaning and, almost always, relative term. One meaning of secured means “protected from loss”. If you want your data truly secure, make multiple copies on top quality media and store it in multiple high security vaults. Then plan on refreshing it occasionally to make sure the media is still OK! J In my case, I’m satisfied to have a few copies in places I know about and can recover from with relative ease.
Secured also means “kept from the wrong people”. In other words, keeping the bad guys from getting their grubby little paws on it. Once again, you could keep your data secure by never allowing it to be on a device that’s connected to the outside world. However, that’s rarely practical. Who wants to keep a separate computer available for accessing their photographs, music, or whatever? And what happens when you want to access it yourself, when you’re away from home?
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