Comments on: Protecting yourself in an unsecure world

By: admin

admin — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 18:16:57 +0000

Thanks for the tips everyone.

CC- are you Conrad Black writing under a pen name? Haha.

By: Canadian Capitalist

Canadian Capitalist — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 16:28:38 +0000

Thanks for the link. I shred every thing and at least once a year my office looks like an Enron office just subpoenaed by the SEC. And then, I just burn everything.

By: Geoff

Geoff — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 14:01:46 +0000

When you get your receipts from having paid your restaurant bill with your credit card – make sure ALL but the last or first four digits are blanked out. Use a pen and scratch out the extra numbers. You need at least four digits, but more than that is simply crazy.

The restaurant’s computer system already keeps a copy of your credit card, there’s simply no reason for them to be printing it verbatim on a receipt.

By: Paolo

Paolo — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 13:25:37 +0000

Make sure the shredder is a cross shredder.

By: Dorth

Dorth — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 12:22:51 +0000

“Why do on-line banking on Wi-Fi? Even on a secure network, how safe is that”

Actually, depending on how you bank or check mail etc, it may be as dangerous (or as safe depending on your point of view) as being on a wired connection. Connecting to unencrypted hotspots is placing greater risk on your computer security certainly, but this can be mitigated by various security tools such as VPN. Most importantly, ensure your e-mail provider and online bank provides secure login via https, imaps, pop3s or secure exchange/activesync in order to protect your usernames and passwords.

By: George

George — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 11:12:15 +0000

Online banking via wifi is actually exceptionally safe, provided that you’re using your own computer and you’re confident that your own computer hasn’t been hacked (this actually applies equally whether you’re at home or at a hotspot). SSL connections are very, very secure. Wireless phone security and SSL connections aren’t the same thing.