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Title: Bad guys listening in? Take steps to avoid public Wi-Fi snooping Post by: HCK on December 18, 2014, 09:00:25 am Bad guys listening in? Take steps to avoid public Wi-Fi snooping
<article> <section class="page"> <p>Reader H. Thomas Staton would like his laptop to be as secure as possible while he’s on the road. He writes:</p> What is the best way to secure my MacBook Pro from hackers when I’m logged into public Wi-Fi? <p>There are a few measures you can take. Let’s start with over-sharing.</p><p>By this I mean that if you don’t want to provide people access to your Mac, you should shut any doors that provide it. To start, go to System Preferences > Sharing and turn off any sharing options you have enabled—file sharing and screen sharing, for example.</p><figure class="large ">(http://images.techhive.com/images/article/2014/12/sharing-off-100536400-large.jpg) <figcaption> <p>If you're concerned about an intruder taking an unfair share of your data, turn off sharing.</p><p class="jumpTag"><a href="/article/2860399/bad-guys-listening-in-take-steps-to-avoid-public-wi-fi-snooping.html#jump">To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here[/url]</p></section></article> Source: Bad guys listening in? Take steps to avoid public Wi-Fi snooping (http://www.macworld.com/article/2860399/bad-guys-listening-in-take-steps-to-avoid-public-wi-fi-snooping.html#tk.rss_all) |