how safe is this?

[tariqadkhan]

well i would like to know how safe is remote access software like symantec pcanywhere and timbuktu? how risky is it and what can be done to reduce the risk?

 

[DJ-CHRIS]

Well those two are more common and not the two peices of software I recomend. These are what I recomend.

VNC - I use the TightVNC version of it as it's more secure and people cannot brute force it. TightVNC is also completly free and open source.

Logmein.com - Very origional because you don't need to open ports for this program, it constantly calls home to a logmein.com server and when you go onto the site and say that you want to control your PC, it establish's a connection to the PC you connected to the site with.

 

[vanja]

TightVNC would be probably better way to go even though its not as secure as lets say VPN, but VPN will not give you same remote abilities as VNC.

 

[Obtruse_Man4]

Any network or connection not properly configured can be a security risk. Just make sure your network you're connecting from and to is properly secured (e.g. firewalls installed). Also make sure your remote connection password is a good one (e.g. one that uses capitals, signs, and digits). The rest will be taken care of by the software.