How to secure your laptop on public wireless
Laptop Security Blog How to secure your laptop on public wireless
April 17th, 2007
Author: arieannaRobert Vamosi makes some great recommendations on how to secure your laptop on a public wireless network.
- 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.
- Install security programs: antivirus, antispam, antispyware, personal firewall
- Use a wireless broadband card instead
- Change your router information: use a unique name, change the password, add some encryption
- 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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