Monday 30 January 2012

Protecting Your Data

At one time, the majority of the computers that people used for business and personal use were stationary. In order to use them, you needed to be sitting at the desk in front of the PC or at the very least, be hardwired into the network in some way or another. With the popularity of laptops, however, this is changing quickly. In fact, many people are using laptops, not only to be able to travel and to take their work with them when they are on the go but also as a stationary computer as well.

This has many different benefits but it can also cause some problems, if things aren’t set up properly. What are some of the things that you should consider to make sure that your laptop security is as tight as possible?

One of the most important things for you to consider is that you should have the right type of laptop data encryption and make full use of it when possible. Data encryption, either through full disk encryption or through the encryption of sensitive data can help to keep prying eyes from seeing that information when you’re on a public network. In addition, it can help to protect the information that is on your computer, should you happen to get some type of malicious spyware program installed. Of course, this is only one of the many things that can be done in order to protect your security while using a laptop but it is the best line of defense when it comes to keeping people from getting your information.

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