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Know How To Secure Your Laptop

MIAMI (CBS4) ― The Federal Trade Commission offers consumers measures to make their laptop secure from hackers, viruses, and other potential threats, such as installing firewalls, updating antivirus software, and using strong passwords.

At OnGuardLine, there are sections devoted to laptop security, including tips for computer users and a game, "Mission: Laptop Security," that quizzes computer users on safe practices.

For example, test questions about whether your laptop is safer in the trunk of the car, under a driver's seat, or should one take it inside a restaurant when going to eat? (Answer: take the laptop inside.)

Should one place a laptop in the hotel room safe, or locked with a security cable to a heavy piece of furniture? (Answer: Either one, as long as the laptop is secure, but don't just leave it in a hotel room.)

More information available online:
· Treat your laptop like cash.
· Keep it locked.
· Keep your passwords elsewhere.
· Mind the bag.
· Get it out of the car.
· Don't leave it "for just a minute."
· Pay attention in airports.
· Be vigilant in hotels.

For Laptop security information in Spanish, Click Here.

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