Password after sleep

AndyPix

You know you can still set up your machine to autologin even with a password.
Same result for you, but anyone trying to access your c drive would need the password.

ThinkingOutLoud_2

aardvaak wrote: »

I have never wanted a password

The burning issue here is why you think you don't need a password on your laptop.

Is this because you have NOTHING on there of any interest to a thief - NADA? Ok the only purpose in a password then is so when you get burgled - it is harder for the thief to use....

That said, I am assuming you do not lock your house or car and write you PIN numbers in permanent marker on the relevant cards in your wallet or store your wealth as cash under your bed.

Is your password for MSE Forums the same as your username?

kwikbreaks

As it happens I think my desktop does have a password but the laptop doesn't.

Here is what I get using run with the network share address...

AndyPix

For username, type the computername\username
leave password blank


See if you get access


If it was me trying to hack you, i would find the computername using nslookup of the ip address
And if the pc name was "kiwibreaks-pc" then i would know the username would most likely be kiwibreaks


Admin shares aside, if someone has access to your wifi netowrk then any number of man in the middle attacks can be performed, including poisoning the ARP cache so i can start to pretent to be your router. Im sure you can imagine the damage that a hacker could cause in that case.

kwikbreaks

I think I'll leave this thread and just live with the risk.

I don't believe adding a password to a windows PC significantly increases its security against a determined hacker. I store nothing of value on the laptop or the desktop come to that - no I don't let browsers save passwords but if I was concerned I'd be looking at full disk encryption.

Incidentally the computer name is HP-LAPTOP as you can see in the earlier network image and that bears no resemblence to the username.

AndyPix

Fair enough ..


And you are right in saying that it doesnt significantly increase security,
however it does increase the "time to entry", which may deter most script kids (chancers)


Each to their own

kwikbreaks

On checking the laptop I found I had set a password after all. I never need it as I bypass it at login and after sleep. I don't feel any safer with it though. I suspect I may have had to add it when setting up network shares.

ThinkingOutLoud_2

kwikbreaks wrote: »

On checking the laptop I found I had set a password after all. I never need it as I bypass it at login and after sleep. I don't feel any safer with it though. I suspect I may have had to add it when setting up network shares.

:-) Think of it like burglar alarm - it does nothing much to stop a capable thief - but it might put of a chancer just passing by.

All reminds me of Spike Milligan returning to camp - very funny IMHO - https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=Mz6gtbJaSYoC&pg=PT31&lpg=PT31&dq=spike+milligan+sentry+password&source=bl&ots=M3qK8fUAX6&sig=QtuvWYEaMbcGwITlBFUumVToVQ4&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjpzPbD3_vRAhXhAMAKHSF4B-cQ6AEIJDAC#v=onepage&q=spike%20milligan%20sentry%20password&f=false

kwikbreaks

If somebody was going to physically remove it I doubt they'd even turn it on. I don't believe having one makes much difference in the unlikely event that a hacker gets into your WiFi.

ThinkingOutLoud_2

kwikbreaks wrote: »

If somebody was going to physically remove it I doubt they'd even turn it on. I don't believe having one makes much difference in the unlikely event that a hacker gets into your WiFi.

That assumes you think a 3 year old laptop is worth fencing as itself vs. for the information that can be harvested from it and put to more lucrative purpose - https://www.interpol.int/Crime-areas/Cybercrime/Cybercrime

Of course as noted, you may not ever use your machine for anything personal, seat belts are for those who will crash, vaccinations for those will be infected and insurance god forbid for those who don't live in houses made of asbestos - good luck.