Robert Vamosi makes some great recommendations on how to secure your laptop on a public wireless network.

  1. Be conscious of your information: don’t pass sensitive information over a public network. This means no checking your bank balance or paying for something online.
  2. Install security programs: antivirus, antispam, antispyware, personal firewall
  3. Use a wireless broadband card instead
  4. Change your router information: use a unique name, change the password, add some encryption
  5. Disable auto-connection to wireless networks

Laptop security is all about paying attention to what you are doing. Be conscious of the risks and take steps to protect yourself.

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