Security

You can avoid the cost and configuration needed for a VPN by making sure each service you need is secured,or by only using secured services on public Wi-Fi networks. Here are three tips: Make sure you’re always using SSL/TLS email connections.There’s no good reason not to.If your mail host doesn’t provide secured email for your [...]

The 3G iPad has a distinct advantage over any iPhone when you roam outside of your home country or service area.You can’t accidentally run up huge international roaming fees. The iPad’s sibling,the iPhone,is currently sold in the United States only on a postpaid service basis.Postpaid plans paradoxically require that you pay for basic service each [...]

Several apps let you store private data,including passwords for access to email,Web sites, and financial services. These include mSecure, eWallet,1Password,and many more. The goal of each of these apps is to give you an easy and secure way to travel with data you need. The best of these apps work with desktop software,too,letting you regularly [...]

Let’s start with your exposure.The iPad keeps relatively little data accessible;rather,what’s at risk is access to resources.A person who uses your iPad without permission cannot,for instance,recover your email account password,but could use your email account to read your email and send email purporting to be from you,or view any document in a word-processing program and [...]