Without paranoia, I resigned myself to the fact that anything on my computer can be viewed or manipulated at any time I am connected to the internet. Databases are increasingly being networked with one another and I am taking the position that the security we would like to have is not likely there. The barrage of unsolicited e-mails would be just one case in point.
Have you considered FileVault for both your internal and external drives? If not, I am curious why not? I keep bettering on the edge of using it, but so far I haven't taken the plunge.
