How To Ensure Remote-Control Security With XP
Another informative and timely article from Fred Langa.
“XP’s built-in Remote Desktop, Remote Desktop Web Connection, and Remote Assistance are great tools, Fred Langa says, but only if you carefully manage their security implications. When we first discussed XP’s Remote Control tool in this space, we called it one of that operating system’s “hidden gems: A built-in, simple way to control your PC from afar. It lets you do everything from basic file and data access up to fully taking over the keyboard and mouse of a distant PC, just as if you were sitting in front of it. What’s more, XP Pro extends this remote-control ability to any and all versions of Windows — all the way back to Win95, including Windows CE palmtop systems and XP Home — via a FREE client software tool.”