Frankly wrote:You come in to work, turn on the computer, work all day, and shut it off when you go home.
Ha ha -- I recall you hate Windows, but I have to admit, Windows 10 will sometimes restart your computer even if you have turned it off, for example to install an update requiring restart (reboot). I have taken to not only hibernating, but physically unplugging the power cord to my desktop computer when I quit for the night.
Unfortunately, notebook computers with batteries have no such option. I have given up being annoyed at my "slop" computer (the one at the kitchen table where I never log in to anything, and have NoScript installed for my browser) starting up on its own in the middle of the night, because at least it's installing an update, and if it screws up, very little is at risk.
Don't underestimate the cleverness of hackers, some of whom are not actually evil. They can monitor your ambient noises (such as keyboard clicks) and analyze them with AI, and I hear it is impossible these days to buy a TV without a microphone. I highly recommend subscribing to
Crypto-Gram by a very erudite and respected security researcher, it is an eye-opener to read a fairly believable source about what businesses and governments are doing in this arena.
Here are some recent blog posts:
Alex Stamos on Content Moderation and Security
El Chapo's Encryption Defeated by Turning His IT Consultant
Prices for Zero-Day Exploits Are Rising
Clever Smartphone Malware Concealment Technique
Military Carrier Pigeons in the Era of Electronic Warfare
Japanese Government Will Hack Citizens' IoT Devices
iPhone FaceTime Vulnerability
Security Analysis of the LIFX Smart Light Bulb
Security Flaws in Children's Smart Watches
Facebook's New Privacy Hires
Using Gmail "Dot Addresses" to Commit Fraud