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ryanianian on July 12, 2022 | parent | context | favorite | on: Guest WiFi using a QR code

That seems fine until someone's compromised device joins your network, sniffs for open ports, and starts uploading or ransomware-encrypting your NAS.

deathanatos on July 12, 2022 | [–]

Secure the NAS.

I.e., treat the network as an extension of the Internet, that is, assume it's compromised. Since … it basically is, given the crap hardware ISPs foist upon people.

js2 on July 12, 2022 | [–]

My NAS is more likely to melt down into slag in a house fire. I have offsite backups of critical data.

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