HaKeNdoR@lemmy.world to Programmer Humor@programming.devEnglish · 10 months agoYou can never really trust someone to turn off the remote desktop connectionlemmy.worldimagemessage-square10fedilinkarrow-up1387arrow-down115file-text
arrow-up1372arrow-down1imageYou can never really trust someone to turn off the remote desktop connectionlemmy.worldHaKeNdoR@lemmy.world to Programmer Humor@programming.devEnglish · 10 months agomessage-square10fedilinkfile-text
minus-squarelasagna@programming.devlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up18arrow-down2·10 months agoRemote is something I’d only enable while using it. Once found my ubuntu (I use arch btw) with the setting on for some reason. Might be worth checking even if you never turned it on.
minus-squareSternout@feddit.delinkfedilinkarrow-up4·10 months agoHow do you switch it on when you don’t have physical access to the computer?
minus-squarePoolloverNathan@programming.devlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·10 months agoSSH, most likely
minus-squareAVincentInSpace@pawb.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·edit-27 months agoRemember kids, remote access only counts if it’s graphical! A hacker is legally not allowed to hack into your device if you stop the VNC service.
Remote is something I’d only enable while using it. Once found my ubuntu (I use arch btw) with the setting on for some reason. Might be worth checking even if you never turned it on.
How do you switch it on when you don’t have physical access to the computer?
SSH, most likely
Remember kids, remote access only counts if it’s graphical! A hacker is legally not allowed to hack into your device if you stop the VNC service.