If you are in a public place like airport, cafe or market and are using public WiFi, then you should be careful. Actually, public WiFi is unencrypted, due to which your data can go into wrong hands. Due to the weak security of this network, anyone can see and read your data. In such a situation, one should avoid processing any sensitive information on public WiFi. Today we will know what is the danger of public WiFi and how it can be avoided.
Threat of man-in-the-middle attack
There is a risk of man-in-the-middle attack on open networks of cafes and airports etc. In this type of attack, scammers can steal your sensitive data as well as install malware on your device. For this, scammers resort to ARP spoofing. With its help, scammers redirect network traffic to their device, so that they can clearly see what you are doing on your device. In this way, all your information reaches them, which increases the risk of misuse. Therefore, it is advised that public WiFi should not be used for sensitive activities like financial transactions.
How to avoid such dangers?
Despite the dangers, sometimes one has to use public WiFi. In such a situation, you can encrypt your connection through VPN. At the same time, if you do not want to use VPN, then definitely check whether the web pages you are using are safe or not. For this you can look at HTTPS in the address bar. Apart from this, keep multi-factor authentication enabled and also keep the firewall on. If you have antivirus software, be sure to scan the device after completing your work.
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