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How to stay safe when using public WiFi hotspots?

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Anika Nicole

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Answered Mar 12, 2020

These days, most of us do not travel without our personal devices. Staying connected to the internet through open wifi has become an essential element of ease. Life has become more comfortable with portable access to the internet. All should know that these open wifi access might cause identity theft online, important corrupt files, and so on. Wireless networks, often known as wifi, are known for their insecurity. It can be described as heaven for hackers. This easily allows access and compromise the host system.

Research says, of the 1600 wireless networks, about 1200 of them are highly potential to compromise the host PC. Cyber frauds can easily interfere with open wifi network traffic and personal access data that are really important. There are many ways through which these unexpected dangerous attacks can be avoided. There are several technologies to overcome wifi insecurity to fight against hackers.

Network Data Encryption: This converts the data that is transmitted through the internet by encrypting it into an unreadable format so that the information is hidden from the hacker and secured.

Network Authentication: There are many technologies that are involved in authenticating and verifying the identity of people and devices. Some operating systems have inbuilt support of authentication.

Ad Hoc wifi Network Security: There are alternate means through which the wifi network works on ad hoc wireless permitting connects devices directly to each other. It does not connect to a point of central connection. This makes ad hoc wifi connections insecure.

Tips to ensure safe wifi Security:

  • Use a secure Wireless Network
  • Avoid working on banking transactions through public networks
  • Configure your PC or your smartphone to connect to any Wireless Network using VeePN, be it secured or unsecured only on your approval
  • Enable a trustworthy internet security suite
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