Are dongles secure

anjou2

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I use the 3 dongle when away from home. Is this as secure as my usual router based connection at home, I use the Windows firewall and anti-virus protection. I was thinking mainly of banking online risks
 

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As much as I know, Dongles are safe from man-in-the-middle attacks (unless your government is tapping you). And as long as you keep Windows, your antivirus program and other software updated, don't use non-compliant software and don't click on shadowey links and attachments you are a safe guy.
 

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Thanks Azo, all I hoped to hear !
 

My Computer

Computer type
Laptop
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Aspire 5742Z
OS
Win 7 Home Premium 64bit
CPU
Intel Pentium P6200
Memory
6GB DDR3
Sound Card
External..internal one caput
Hard Drives
640GB
Keyboard
Separate
Mouse
Separate..Trust
Internet Speed
Plusnet not too bad here
Antivirus
Kasp

My Computer

Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Dell XPS 15 L502X
OS
Windows 7 Home Premium 64Bit
CPU
Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-2670QM CPU @ 2.20GHz
Motherboard
Dell
Memory
8 GB
Graphics Card(s)
NVIDIA GT540M
Hard Drives
750GB @ 7200 RPM
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