When you're working wireless, avoid transactions that involve credit cards or other confidential information. If possible, use a virtual private network , which encrypts data transmissions. And make sure your firewall software is current. Don't trust your neighbor It doesn't always take technology to steal passwords and other private data.
But safeguarding your machine is no cinch. Just ask Luke M. Ford, founder and chief executive of My Computer Works Inc., a tech-support Relevant Products/Services company in Scotts-dale, Ariz. NewsFactor Network | Safeguarding Laptop Data Is No Easy TaskLinked by LT Hacker
