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WI-FI SECURITY - Some Advice from the FBI

With truckstops and rest areas now offering Wi-Fi and the trucking community being more reliant on the service for communication and business and identity theft is on the rise, security on line is a growing concen.  The FBI’s website has an excellent article on Wi-Fi Security, which includes the following safety tips:

  • Make sure your laptop security is up to date, with current versions of your operating system, web browser, firewalls, and antivirus and anti-spyware software.
  • Don’t conduct financial transactions or use applications like e-mail and instant messaging.
  • Change the default setting on your laptop so you have to manually select the Wi-Fi network you’re connecting to. 
  • Turn off your laptop’s Wi-Fi capabilities when you’re not using them.

    • Read the full article here and be safe on the asphalt AND internet superhighways.
    RTaylor

    May 6, 2008 - Posted by rtaylor83305 | trucking | , , | No Comments

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