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Remote Desktop Connection & Virtual Private Networks

Dec 16, 2006 2:23AM PST

Can anyone help? I run a small business in partnership with another guy. We have server using Microsoft Server and approx 10 laptops working to it via wireless connections. My partner is the IT-man (it's as much as I can do to switch the thing on!)- and he set up the system and the laptops, including my own. We tend to use Remote Desktop Connections to talk to the server (I think he also uses a VPN)- and we can also do this from our broadband connections at home.

I've become a little concerned that my partner may have established similar connections to my personal laptop- and that he may be able to access my laptop by one of these methods (or indeed another method) either when I'm in the office or at home. Please could anyone advise if there's anyway that I can find out if he is 'spying' on me and what I can do to prevent it in the future and keep my personal stuff personal.

Thank you in advance.

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The Disinformation Approach.
Dec 16, 2006 3:31AM PST

While you may not be tech savvy, you could read and apply a concept I've used in the past to uncover such spying.

Read http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Disinformation

Put the disinformation in plain sight with an obvious title such as "Secret Business Plan." My only suggestion is to be subtle about it. Don't get too wild but think carefully what disinformation you could plant and maybe get a hit on.

Bob

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The Disinformation Approach
Dec 16, 2006 5:25AM PST

That's a great suggestion thanks- I might try that.

Do you know of any technical methods of monitoring/ establishing if he's keeping tabs on me?

Thanks.

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We do have ZONE ALARM.
Dec 16, 2006 6:28AM PST

Zone Alarm, even the free version could stop inbound unsolicited connections. But I don't offer any support for that.

Bob