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Network Security While Traveling?
truesaer writes "I'll be spending all of next year backpacking through South America. In the past I've used Internet cafes while away, but this time I plan to bring a netbook and rely primarily on Wi-Fi hotspots. I'll be facing the same issues and risks that business travelers in hotels and airports face, as well as those encountered by millions of other backpackers, gap-year travelers, and students. Since my trip is so long I'll have no choice but to access my banking, credit card, and investment accounts on public networks. I will not have a system at home to connect through. Other than an effective firewall, a patched system, and the use of SSL, what else should I do to protect my information? Keep in mind that many places have very poor bandwidth and latency."
Set up an OpenVPN system at home and remotely connect to it, giving you high quality (AES) over-the-air encryption, even on an open and unencrypted system.
This is not the greatest sig in the world, no. This is just a tribute.
take your credit card, the phone number of someone who can wire you money in an emergency. set stop orders on your investment accounts. leave the rest at home.