• Do not log in to online banks or financial services from hotspots
• Avoid visiting high-risk pages, like hacking and pornographic pages
• Try to avoid to download software in hotspots and never copy them to other computers
• Do nor send emails containing personal information, these can be intercepted by third parties or can be stored locally
• Disable the automatic storage and auto-complete feature in Internet Explorer and Firefox
• Disable the automatic password storage in MSN, Yahoo, Google Talk and any other messenger service
• Try to avoid to log in with your username and password as long as the hotspot can contain keyloggers
• Verifity that the antivirus and firewall are all enabled in the computer you are working with
• If you insert some storage medium (like external HD, USB memory, etc.) in public computer, remember that you have to scan it with an antivirus prior to connect it to you peronal computer