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113 How to Stay Safe on Public Wi-Fi Networks (Detailed Guide) Connecting to public networks is easy but staying safe on these networks is not easy as we think! Here are some tips to stay safe on public hotspots. By Susan Alexandra, Contributing Writer Public Wi-Fi is a free commodity shared by an organization for the benefit of its clients. Most public Wi- Fi is not password protected, however, and some public Wi-Fi can also be accessed without authorized consent. Increasingly available, free public Wi-Fi can be accessed in shopping malls, entertainment centers, restaurants, cafes, libraries, universities, hospitals, airports, airplanes, trains and more. Whether in your home-town or visiting a new place, you can surf the internet, download content, and spend endless time on social media without paying a single penny.
114 Is It Safe to Connect to Public Wi-Fi? Free public Wi-Fi is appealing, but it also comes with significant risk and is not safe. As a free service, it can be used by anyone, including hackers, predators, spies, fraudsters, and all sort of cyber criminals – so you never know who is sharing the public Wi-Fi connection with you and what their intentions are. Using public Wi-Fi exposes all your online activities to spying and snooping. There is no data privacy or security whether it's your personal details like photographs, bank accounts, and social media connections or business-related information like emails and business files. A hacker armed with a little skill and knowledge can see what you are doing, which websites you visit and with whom you are connected. Hacking your passwords is much easier for cyber criminals when you are connected via public Wi-Fi, putting the security of your accounts at risk – from social media account credentials to email account logins, bank account information and more. Once your account password is breached, a hacker can lock you out of your accounts and utilize them for fraudulent or illegal purposes. Apart from your online activities, public Wi-Fi also makes your offline data and device security vulnerable. It’s easier for predators to get access to the offline data on your device while you are connected via public Wi-Fi with malware. This malware can hijack your device and access all the data on it. Viruses can even destroy the internal system of your device and you can lose all your crucial data. Hackers and predators can also trace your location when you are connected to public Wi-Fi and gather information regarding your locations, including information on your family members. This information can, for those with malicious intentions, be used to cause physical or material harm to you or your loved ones. Clearly, many potential risks come with using public Wi-Fi – many of which are capable of causing a prodigious amount of damage. Still, does that mean we should avoid using public Wi-Fi completely? Staying Safe on Public Wi-Fi Public Wi-Fi has rapidly become a commodity and sometimes it is hard to resist the temptation to briefly use it in a pinch. After all, it's free and enormously convenient. There are no guarantees for staying safe while connected online, but there are a variety of ways to enhance your online security and reduce your risk of being hacked when using public Wi-Fi. 1. Virtual Private Network (VPN) A VPN or Virtual Private Network is the safest way of connecting to the internet. It provides access to servers located around the world and allows you to establish a secure connection from these remote servers. As a result, you can connect from a server in another country while being physically present in another location. A VPN allows your computer’s IP address to be hidden so your physical location cannot be determined, which helps eliminate security concerns related to location tracking and identity theft. A VPN also provides an encrypted tunnel for all your online activities. All the data sent and received through the VPN is encoded, so nobody can see what you are doing online. This removes opportunities
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