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How does this protect you? Wouldn't it be better to just run a firewall? Once someone gets access to your computer it's probably too late.
by nav1 13y ago
How does this protect you? Wouldn't it be better to just run a firewall? Once someone gets access to your computer it's probably too late.
- zhemao 13y agoPresumably this also detects failed login attempts, so if someone is trying to brute force your login password, you would know immediately. I agree though, that setting up a firewall would be much more effective. Alternatively, disable password authentication in OpenSSH and just use keypairs. But why exactly would you be running any of those services on your Mac anyway? As far as I know, these forms of remote access are disabled by default on OSX (for good reason).
- nikisweeting 13y agoYes all of these protection measures are better, I personally use SOCKS over a VPN, but on the rare occasional that I need to develop on a client's possibly compromised network, I like to run this handy tool.