wireless security
- From: jay lunis <jay.lunis@xxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Thu, 20 Dec 2007 08:57:34 -0500
I am afraid this may not be the appropriate ng (I was referred to wireless.security which I can't find in my list of ng's)for this but I can find no other that comes close.
I have asked this of a few people and can't seem to get a consistent answer (well, I can find a LOT of answers but since the answers seem to vary to the extreme, I have no faith in any). Just gambling someone here can answer. If not, please direct me to an appropriate ng.
I sometimes travel with a PDA, cell phone, or both. I enjoy keeping up on some news on the net and have used some free networks (e.g., Starbucks) to do my surfing. But I often read articles warning about how unsafe such behavior can be. Anywhere from someone sucking all the info from my PDA, to being connected to fake network, to 'just don't use a password,' to 'its all way overblown - don't worry.'
To date, my surfing has been visiting news sites - no passwords, no usernames, no SSNs. And I have seen no evidence anyone has sucked info from my PDA/cell (if I could tell).
So here it is - how safe is it to surf free/public networks? Any precautions I can/should take?
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