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During the Black Hat 2007 Conference, a quick display of hacker technology demonstrated just how secure -or not- Wi-Fi hotspots are. In the middle of a conference presentation, session identifiers and cookies were captured from the internet browser of a random user accessing an unsecured wireless signal. The result? The helpless audience member could only look on as his Gmail inbox was suddenly presented for all to see.

Though this was eye-opening for many, it shouldn’t be. Wireless networks have been unsecure for years; in 2006 the University of Cambridge surveyed 2,500 access points of Wi-Fi networks around the University and found 46% were unencrypted (1). An overall estimate puts that number even higher - around 95% (2).

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Soldiers fighting for the British Army in different parts of the world need a wide variety of military accessories. From sleeping bags, to clothing to every day utensils that have been specially designed for life in combat, there is a whole array of products to choose from.

Many soldiers go to specialist stores to find what they need. However, this can often be time consuming and even unproductive if the shops have a small product range. As a result more and more of them are going online to find the military products that they need.

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Laptops are the gadgets of choice for busy executives, students and yuppies. They have become very in-demand in recent years that they have become theft magnets. Thankfully, there’s a new line of laptop security that offers protection to this valuable gadget. Now, laptop users can breathe a sigh of relief.

This laptop accessory protects laptops from theft or unauthorized use. It can detect suspicious signs of forced retrieval and triggers an alarm to alert the owner or authorities. It is perfect for people on the move who take their laptops everywhere they go.

Types of laptop security

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People used to close business deals with a handshake.

They looked one another in the eye. Today, more and more transactions are electronic, anonymous and, in too many cases, fraudulent. Any organization that stores or moves important information on an electronic network is putting its information at risk. A criminal on the other side of the world or an apparently loyal employee may have the ability to wreak havoc, by stealing, deleting or exposing confidential information.

The Computer Crime and Security Survey, conducted by the Computer Security Institute and the Federal Bureau of Investigation, indicates almost two-thirds of the large corporations and government agencies it surveyed lost money when their computer security broke down.

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In today’s computing environment including but not limited to internet browsing you must consider security measures to protect your data and your computer.

Vulnerabilities can include email, communication ports, wireless networking, spyware, viruses, and securing the computer from local access.

We will review each in detail in this series. This article is designed to help protect you and your computer in hopes your computing experience will be a more pleasurable and safer one.

1.Email

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Despite concerns over the credit crunch, the public’s financial confidence remains buoyant, a new study indicates.

According to Lloyds TSB Corporate Markets’ latest Consumer Barometer, the nation’s optimism was driven by their faith in job security. Some 20 per cent of Britons feel more secure in their present employment than they did this time in 2005 - and with 18 per cent stating that they are less confident, the positive balance of two per cent was revealed to be the highest recorded since July 2005.

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