5 Steps to Take for the Safety of Your Laptop While Travelling

Security is of utmost concern when you are travelling with your laptop. The hardware and software of your notebook both require security while you are on the road. Begin with the protection of your physical laptop and then move on to the protection of software.

Some of the fundamental tips to keep your laptop safe (and not stolen) while travelling are given below:

1. Get a laptop bag that is travel and security-friendly. Don’t use a computer bag to place a laptop. Hide it in a briefcase or any other thing that doesn’t reveal that you have placed a laptop inside. Also, never keep this bag on the floor, as you can forget. Anyway, you can place it in-between your feet so as to remember where it is.

Protecting android device from malware

With the launch of android phones, the number of mobile device users raised high. It was found by a research firm that 8.13 percent of smart phones were powered by android in the third quarter of 2013.

This massive success of android has attracted the attention of cyber criminals too. They have started to put their efforts to illegally obtain the personal information about the android owners via the android devices.

With the rise in number of android hackers, the security apps have also improved to keep up with new threats. These apps scan the virus present in device and clean it. There are many viruses scanning software for android system.

Manual Installation of Ethernet Card Driver

For the proper functioning of Ethernet cards, an Ethernet card driver has to be installed before. Majority of the new hardware devices come with a CD for driver installation. These CDs have a driver installation file. However, sometimes you may manually require installing a driver.

Follow the steps below for installing an Ethernet driver:

Apple adds another Layer of Security for Apple Users

After the recent hacking of iCloud accounts of famous personalities, Apple has added another layer of security for its users all over the globe. This security other than being used for iCloud and other accounts has been added to iMessage and Face Time Services.

Such an additional measure protects users from hackers who by some means might have acquired login Id and password of the user’s device.

Apple, with this move will be providing double layer protection to Apple applications such as iCloud and messaging. 

If you are still wondering about Two Step Authentication, read below to learn how this added security is beneficial to you: