Setup a 'Canary' file on your PC to alert you to improper access

[FlyingPenguin]

If you're paranoid about someone getting into your home PC, and especially on a small business PC, the first part of this is a simple way to setup honeypot files and folders, to send you an email alert if someone tries to open it.

The second part is a lot more techie, but more useful. You can setup your PC so opening or copying a specific file or folder will turn off all network devices and shut down the PC.

Might stick a few canary folders on my wife's laptop, since that's the one PC in the house I can't securely lock down.

[FlyingPenguin]

Oh, and no account needed, and it's a reputable company. This is run by Thinkst Canary, which makes expensive Canary systems for Enterprise.

https://canarytokens.org/generate

[Losbot]

Good info! Thanks!

[FlyingPenguin]

Folder one didn't work for me. I'm guessing my enterprise grade gateway firewall is not letting something through.

[Losbot]

I'm going to mess with that this weekend and I'll monitor my Palo Alto to see what tries to get out.