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From: Agent Zr0 [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Tuesday, 18 April, 2006 22:09
To: [email protected]
Subject: Internet security on "hotspots"
: I have a friend who is interested in better securing her laptop
: while she's out surfing the net at coffeehouses and what not. I'm
: thinking of telling her to just get herself a REALLY good firewall
: program (I use zonealarm pro myself), but I was wondering if
: anyone here had any other ideals or thoughts that I could pass
: onto her other than that.
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: Agent Zer0
: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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AZ,
Uh, the most obvious answer/suggestion is NOT to use a hotspot to
access The Net or to do work. One suggestion that I can think of is
to disable any and all services that might make her a target. Such
as file/printer sharing, IR connectivity to name just a few.
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Herman
Live Long and Prosper
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