Short network sharing introduction

Sharing files over a network is essential in a home or company network. Before we dive in, it is vital to point out that security-sensitive information shall never be shared over a network unintentionally and without the required protection. Even with the improved security of modern-day systems, sharing data allows attackers to exploit potential vulnerabilities and steal information or modify your files. Of course, sharing your media or e-books on a home network, or sharing a development project in a protected company internal network is not risky, and is a typical scenario for such usage. In addition, in Chapter 12, we will review the most common types of attacks and explain how to set up a firewall, effectively mitigating most of them. To add to the topic, nowadays, vulnerabilities are handled with updates ASAP, and the public is also usually informed ASAP. In the case of Manjaro – as it is a rolling release distribution – you will...