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No matter how good you are, a security blunder awaits you around every corner.

Drop an unencrypted flash drive (here's an easy-to-use encrypted drive), plug into the wrong outlet for a quick charge, or click on a phishing link in a spam email and you could find yourself in a world of trouble and not even know it.

You only have to make one mistake. And no one is infallible.

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While security is important at home and in the office, it's when you're out and about that things can really get dangerous. 

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