Hello 'Muggers I have been offered a session for myself and a few friends to participate in a demonstration of Skype and a Webinar service including video conference, screen sharing and file transfer. As the host I am concerned about security of my home Wi-Fi network and computer hacking. I am not so concerned about Skype "eavesdropping", which seems to be the official Skype focus when discussing "security".
The demonstrator will use his laptop but connect to my home Wi-Fi network. He would like to contact his friends in Sydney and South Africa to demonstrate the gamut of video conference features. It is unclear if his laptop or my iMac will be the primary communication device. First security concern is about screen sharing and remote desktop control - and other things I haven't heard about! Is my computer data at any level of risk during (or after) a Skype call or Webinar session from any of the participants? What can be done about it? Second security concern is the demonstrator connecting his laptop to my network. And by extension, connection of my friends Wi-Fi devices too. Can this be done safely and easily, or must I change my complete computer-modem-router password system to the ISP and mail servers immediately after the demonstration? A possible solution may be to buy one of those USB data thingys that will give internet access to the demonstrator's (Windows?) laptop and allow a few GB of data transfer. Feasible? Do these devices also permit Wi-Fi/Airport networking? I have a spare Airport Express that could be used to create a temporary Hotspot. I have been a very occasional user of Skype and have ver 5.0.0 installed (they now offer ver 5.5.0). It seems that I may have to purchase a monthly Skype Premium plan to be able to have group video calls. Their website shows this option at XX Euros per month, but presumably the service is available in Australia. Regards, Alan Alan Smith iMac 21.5" Intel Core 2 Duo 3.06GHz 4M - OSX 10.6.8 iPad2; ATV2 -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> Settings & Unsubscribe - <http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug>
