ah what could be better than sitting in your favorite coffee shop sipping an
overpriced latte Chino thing and
browsing whatever the drama of the day is on Reddit I'll tell you doing it
securely although public Wi-Fi networks
are useful for staying connected on the go they're also notorious for being easy
for attackers to spy on and see a heck
of a lot more than just the Dank memes that you send to your friends so why are
these networks so insecure what are some of the common ways they get attacked and
what can you do to keep prying eyes away from your browsing habits even though
public Wi-Fi hotspots have been around since the early 2000s and people have
generally become more aware of online security risks since then there are
still a number of common vulnerabilities that attackers can exploit for instance
many public Wi-Fi networks use no password or encryption of any sort in
which case attackers can see all the traffic on the network and you actually
don't even need any special hacking skills to do it there are plenty of
programs floating around that enable spying on unsecured networks with just a
few Mouse clicks now you might assume that public Wi-Fi that uses WPA2 psk the
standard data flow encryption in most modern routers is safe and that would be
true in a home setting as you're only sharing a password with people you trust
but in a public place like a cafe anyone
with the password who connects before you do can spy on your handshake the
communication that occurs between your device and the access point when you
first connect to the hotspot in this way an attacker can steal your encryption
key and see all of your traffic even though your connection is encrypted
public Wi-Fi is also susceptible to something called a man-in-the-middle
attack which is just what it sounds like
a bad person sitting in between your device and the internet looking at all
of your stuff as it flies by many times
this kind of attacker will set up a fake Wi-Fi hotspot that looks like a legit
one if you connect to it your internet traffic will go right through the
attacker's computer possibly allowing them to see whatever you're doing okay
lonus I get it public Wi-Fi is about as secure as a screen door made of cheap
but is there any way that I can use it without broadcasting everything I'm
doing fortunately yes there are a number of things you can do to protect yourself
number one use https you know that thing that encrypts
your connection and puts a little lock icon in the corner of your browser many
websites that require login such as Gmail and Facebook use https by default
but for sites that don't you can actually download browser extensions
that Force sites to use an https connection as long as the site supports
it some of these will also enable sending your cookies over a secure
connection to prevent cookie theft which you can learn more about here this
allows your traffic to be unintelligible to attackers even over an unsecured
Wi-Fi connection or number two use a
virtual private Network or VPN for more serious security this will create a
secure tunnel between your device and a proxy server that encrypts all traffic
even if the site you're visiting doesn't support https vpns are available as both
free and paid services and often let you
choose between various tiers of service depending on your needs and finally
number three make sure to ask the management at whatever establishment
you're visiting what the name of their actual Wi-Fi network is to avoid
connecting to a fake access point remember identifying fakes won't always
be as easy as not connecting to the Shady White van parked outside Wi-Fi
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