Starpoint Resort Group Offers Ways to Keep your Computer Safe While Traveling

Starpoint Resort Group realizes most people work very hard to protect their money and their identity when they are at home. If they are using their computer they are careful about clicking on links in emails that they are not sure about. People use passwords and other tricks to keep the sites that they access private. Although people are careful about internet security while they are home, when they travel, the rules change. They stop practicing the basic scam avoidance tricks that they know about and make mistakes that could end up costing them. There are some basic dos and dont’s when it comes to using computers while traveling.

• Do find out the name of the public Wi-Fi for the hotel you are staying at. If you search for networks when in the hotel, you will find several. If you choose the wrong one, you could be opening up your computer to a potential attack from someone who is lurking on that network.
• Do not go to your banking and financial sites. Starpoint Resort Group advises that these should only be accessed on private and secure networks.
• Do turn on your firewall and use security software. This should happen no matter where you are using your computer. It is one of the best scam avoidance tools you have.
• Do not go to sites that are not trusted. Make sure that you are only going to the sites that you know and trust.

Starpoint Resort Group says that scam avoidance while you are traveling is no different than it is when you are home. Your common sense is the best defense that you have.