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.
Setup a 'Canary' file on your PC to alert you to improper access
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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
https://canarytokens.org/generate
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Good info! Thanks!
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Re: Setup a 'Canary' file on your PC to alert you to improper access
Folder one didn't work for me. I'm guessing my enterprise grade gateway firewall is not letting something through.
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Re: Setup a 'Canary' file on your PC to alert you to improper access
I'm going to mess with that this weekend and I'll monitor my Palo Alto to see what tries to get out.
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