20 tips for laptop security

1. Install Mozilla Firefox – Mozilla Firefox will stop spyware dead in its tracks. Mozilla Firefox has many plugins and its advantages for other browsers and has a large community dedicated to keeping it safe.

2. Firewall. If you are on your operating system is something other than Windows 98 then you have an integrated firewall. The problem is that most computers, I set the firewall is disabled. You would not leave the door open! Firewalls close any open door or portsallow remote users or applications to connect to your computer. No firewall means that all ports are open and allow some to connect to your computer remotely.

3. Encrypt your files – I do not care if you have a super secret password on your computer and all the latest patches if someone has physical access to your computer, you can take your hard drive and pop in another computer and access your files. If your files and folders are encrypted then they can not access, Steal your identity. Choose a folder for you important documents click on the folder, then click Advanced, and then press encrypt files and content.

4. Updates – I do not like the operating system you use, but be sure to turn on automatic updates. Updates should be installed within twenty-four hours of their release. Hackers reverse engineering the updates released and exploits used to create a small circle so far.

5. For storage – OK, easy suggestion, butif I am a hacker all you have to do is follow the objective of the house and wait to leave the laptop in the car. Silent, but I felt like I was saying.

6. Laptop locks – Do not buy cheap laptop locks. Some of the laptop locks lower market prices can be cut with small pliers. Good laptop lock cables mesh, preventing from being cut.

7. Politics – If you own a business that a policy on how laptops should be preserved. Needhave a policy of dual blockade. If a team is left alone in a room it needs to close with a laptop lock and the door of the room should be closed.

8. Harden your operating system – OS block by blocking all unnecessary services, install updates and configuration of applications and server applications.

9. Passwords vs. passphrases – Make your password longer and more complicated.

10. Inventories – Inventories Mapnumbers and labels prior to give laptops to employees. When an employee is fired or leaves the company get the mobile performance, simple, but often overlooked.

11. Wireless Security – Enable some sort of wireless security as if it has WPA2 wireless encryption set out below, all wireless clients can be monitored and subject to exploitation. Kismet hackers and other tools not only track the wireless traffic, also to identify all the wireless clientswireless access points.

12. Walking Away – When you're away from your laptop, you must press Ctrl-Alt-Del and lock the computer. Silent, but you have to say.

13. Ad-Hoc wireless networks – if your in a library or on campus or at a cafe and search for wireless networks and you see a computer in a computer network are not 'somebody tries to connect the screw with you.

14. Change the name of your computer – very easy to find the target name if the computer isname. Once a hacker knows your name, begins the game of social engineering.

15. Virtualization – Virtual PC and install to install a virtual machine. Use the virtual machine to test all applications before using them. Use the Virtual PC for all Web sites at risk.

16. Drinks-I think I saw the loss of data more than one person to overthrow a drink in a laptop than anything else. So keep your drink away from your laptop … so simple.

17. stolen laptop – Registrationlaptops with one of the many laptop recovery services. If you install the software and the thief access to the Internet, they can control, delete your data, and indicate the location of the police … theory.

18. Ant-Virus – Update your virus definitions.

19. Installing Linux – Ubuntu Linux is free, you can install in 15 minutes, and more secure than anything Microsoft has to offer.

20. Install Linux – oops I put it twice, but I think it deservestwo lists, the good fortune

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