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It’s disturbing just how many people seem to leave their computers permanently logged in to online services.
Yes, an admin password can prevent a passer-by from installing a keylogger on your computer without your knowledge, but just *what* have you left your computer logged into from its desktop browser?
Sometimes an XKCD cartoon can tell it better than words.
The moral? Remember to log out.
And if you want to do an even better job of keeping your information secure, use some kind of full disk encryption.
If your computer’s hard disk isn’t fully encrypted, a determined thief might be able to access your data after stealing the device, whether or not the computer is logged in or not.
Via XKCD.
Great article. Short, sweet, and to the point.d
And of course, the XKCD comics usually have an associated extra punch line that show up if you hover over the comic on the XKCD site. For this one, it says:
"Before you say anything, no, I know not to leave my computer sitting out logged in to all my accounts. I have it set up so after a few minutes of inactivity it automatically switches to my brother's."
You should emphasize how easy it is to get into a machine once a thief or other type of miscreant has a physical access. My cousin followed the instructions from a YouTube video and was able to recover access to the admin and user accounts of a laptop. There are tools that make it a piece of cake these days.
Unless the hard drive is encrypted. It is great to see FDE included in Windows, MacOSX and Ubuntu, as well as in Android and iOS (D for Device instead of Drive)!