Remote Desktops might be very appealing as we can work on any of our computers from any location around the world if we have sufficient softwares but...
A while back I wrote a guide for Remote Desktop and it became quite popular with many online readers. What I failed to cover in that article is the security aspect of using a remote desktop and I would like to talk about it in this article.
1. DO NOT ADVERTISE YOUR SERVER INFORMATION - This is very important. Do not reveal your dyndns server name. There are different ways of hacking into a remote desktop if the server information is known and I strongly suggest that the server name be confidential. I would like to take this a step further and would request you to change the server name once a week.
2. MAKE SURE YOUR FIREWALL IS CONFIGURED - There are several firewalls available in the market. Use the one that you trust the most. For all general purposes, I use the firewall that comes with Windows. Norton and McAfee firewalls are trustworthy as well.
There is a feature in Windows which would give you an option of remote desktop from a particular computer. Use it if you know the details of the computer you are using to access your remote computer. To get to this feature, right click on my computer - > Properties - > Remote - > Select Remote Users. You can add users here.
3. USE A UNIQUE PASSWORD - Several of the emails that I received were from users who did not create a password. There are a few websites online that search for computers that are open for remote desktop and those who don't have a password. I STRONGLY suggest creating a password before setting up remote desktop.
If you have concerns regarding remote desktop, feel free to comment here and help will be on its way. If you have any suggestions or comments, let us know.
