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How to Secure Your Laptop at Public Wi-Fi Hotspots

posted onSeptember 16, 2009
by hitbsecnews

If you own a laptop and travel a lot, you must be accessing the Internet from public Wi-Fi hotspots. Public Wi-Fi hotspots are becoming increasingly popular and nowadays most of the public places such as shopping centers, railway stations and airports provide free access to the internet through these Wi-Fi hotspots. However you need to take some precautions to secure your laptop when you are accessing Internet at the public Wi-Fi hotspots.

The public Wi-Fi networks are generally less secure since they do not use encryption. In such a scenario, anyone using the same Wi-Fi network can try to access your files and monitor your activities unless you have taken the necessary steps to secure your laptop. Here are some tips that will ensure that your laptop is secure at the Wi-Fi hotspots.

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