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Security on Public Machines?

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the tough-question dept.

ThePopeLayton wonders: "I am currently a university student and unfortunately don't have my own computer yet. With all the key loggers and mal-ware out there, what can I do to keep my information secure. I probably log onto 20 different machines a week and changing my password, every two weeks, on all of my online accounts seems a little too much. What can I and other public computer users do to keep our personal information secret and safe?"

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  1. Re:livecd? by nacturation · · Score: 4, Insightful

    ... and check that there aren't any funny adaptor-like things attached to the keyboard port. Is that *just* a PS/2 <--> USB adaptor? Or does it have extra functionality that you'd never know?

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