Surf Safely While You're On the Road
Traveling this summer? Here are some tips for protecting your online identity if you're on the road and checking email and personal accounts from Internet cafes, hotels, hot spots, or other marginally secure areas.
If using a public computer, make sure you don't allow the Web browser you're using to store your passwords. Similarly, don't allow email clients such as Hotmail or Gmail to remember your user name on the login page. It's best to avoid doing your banking or making credit-card transactions on public computers, as well. Finally, when you're ready to end your session, clear your browser cache and log off. A surprising number of people forget to log out of their session, leaving their computer open to the next enterprising data thief to start snooping around unhindered.
If you're traveling with your own computer, you should have two major concerns: finding legitimate wireless hotspots run by reputable providers, and protecting your computer from physical theft. Hotspot authentication software like the kind included with Trend Micro Internet Security Pro can remedy the first problem by verifying the hotspot you're using isn't a phony one set up cyber thieves trying to intercept the data you send out using their "service." And features like Trend Micro Internet Security Pro's Remote File Lock ensure that your valuable files stay safe and unreadable by hackers, even if your computer goes missing.
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