[HIB]Defending against hackers at their own conference

Part of going to any conference is picking and choosing the presentations to attend. But, going to a hacker conference, such as the upcoming HOPE in New York City, means taking extra care for security. In my case, I'm going to bring a Windows XP laptop. Am I asking for it?Here's my plan, many parts of which can help anyone needing to secure a computer while traveling. Since Internet access at the conference is via an unsecured wireless network, the most obvious first step is use a VPN. VPNs provide the over-the-air encryption that comes with WPA or WPA2 on home/business networks.Without a corporate home office to connect to, I pay a yearly fee for VPN access to Witopia. They offer two types of VPNs, PPTP and SSL, and have been very reliable. Yes, there are free, ad-supported VPNs, but that's not a business model for me. Some free things are great, but good security is worth paying for.

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