Security of netbooks on holiday: the advice of G Data

G Data warns tourists about the dangers of using the netbook free WLAN and Internet Cafe. Here are six simple tips and advice to live their holiday in safety and fun.

The number of notebook computers are now a large increase. The market for Netbook, in particular, is the best value. The purchase price is particularly convenient and can access the Internet at any time and place are factors which will attract younger tourists who want to stay in touch with their friends during the holidays. Ralf Benzmuller, G Data security expert warns by connections to the Internet during the summer season, especially in airports, holiday resorts or in the Internet Cafe. Often, only the return of the holidays that you find that some free or cheap connections were actually traps. And this year, online criminals are targeting people who go on vacation.

The Netbooks with insufficient protection are not the only danger. The use of free WLAN and Internet Cafe is another risk for tourists. “Criminals often use free WLAN in order to record all Internet traffic of unsuspecting users,” said Ralf Benzmuller. “Check, for example, your bank account rather than to make reservations with your credit card can hold unpleasant surprises once they return home from holiday. It is therefore necessary to be careful when using WLAN unpaid vacation or entering sensitive information present in PCs in Internet Cafe. ”

G DATA AntiVirus 2010 for Netbooks, G Data provides users with software on USB key comfortable to use and able to intercept and block incoming threats.

Six tips for a safer holiday

1. Do not use online banking or shopping online when you are in an Internet Café, on a PC in the public or when you connect to WLAN for free.

2. After using a public PC or available at an Internet Cafe, delete temporary files in the browser, the history and cookies.

3. Do not forget to log out, if we were logged on to a site otherwise the next user could access it using our own data.

4. To send cards, you should activate a new e-mail using one of the many sites that give this service. In this way, even if the data access there are stolen, the important correspondence would not be touched

5. Many Internet applications such as browsers or email clients are also available in the form of portable applications and work without installation, thanks to a common USB key.

6. Instead of using free WLAN, you should prefer a UMTS card, certainly more expensive, but undoubtedly more secure

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