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Answer by user210203 for Why is it bad to have open ports?

Let's just say that open ports are like open window and open door but when your windows is open a robber or a rat and a spider can get in #please tell me if I am dumb orasinineEdited no asinineOpen...

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Answer by Richard Downer for Why is it bad to have open ports?

Regarding the update you wrote:Thanks for the replies so far. I understand now, that a port being open actually means there is a program that can be exploited listening on that port. But why is it so...

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Answer by Ilari Kajaste for Why is it bad to have open ports?

Open port: When anyone asks, the computer responds that there is a service listening on this port. This means anything coming to this port will get processed by a program (a service) running on that...

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Answer by Steven A. Lowe for Why is it bad to have open ports?

For the same reason that you close and lock your doors and windows at home.

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Answer by Shoeless for Why is it bad to have open ports?

I'm no security export, but I did a little research... An "open" port is a port that is set up to accept an incoming TCP connection. If you have apps listening only on ports 9, 21, and 80, and your...

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Answer by MDMarra for Why is it bad to have open ports?

A port isn't open if something isn't listening for a connection on it.The reason it is bad form to have all ports open to everywhere is that it exposes those services that are listening on those ports...

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Answer by Molly7244 for Why is it bad to have open ports?

Assuming you don't have a virus on your computer or some other program listening to a port that may actually do something why does it matter if a port is open? If some malicious person starts sending...

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Answer by Felix for Why is it bad to have open ports?

Actually as far as I know, an open port means that a program is listening to it. So there is some kind of service processing the data.

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Why is it bad to have open ports?

Here's something that has always baffled me. Why is it bad to have open ports on your computer? Assuming you don't have a virus on your computer or some other program listening to a port that may...

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