08.30.06
Keeping Our Minds on Security
When we are computing in the public space, we need to pay extra attention to security issues. While I enjoy sitting in an Internet cafe with my laptop and surfing around, or using the Internet via a free wireless connection provided by my hotel, I am acutely aware that these may not be the safest of environments in which to engage the world.
Here is an interesting post entitled “10 Top Tips for Protecting Yourself at Hot Spots.” It is an excellent list but, more importantly, it points to the fact that we must be vigilant when using the Internet and that this is particularly important when we use it in a wireless environment. The article has some good suggestions. The bottom line is that we must be responsible for our own security because nobody else is going to do it for us.
