Alpha Technical Solutions » Danger http://www.alphatechsolutions.co.uk/blog Making Technology Easy Sat, 03 Apr 2010 11:02:14 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 Tip of the Week – Beware the Dangers of Open WiFi http://www.alphatechsolutions.co.uk/blog/2010/03/tip-of-the-week-beware-the-dangers-of-open-wifi/ http://www.alphatechsolutions.co.uk/blog/2010/03/tip-of-the-week-beware-the-dangers-of-open-wifi/#comments Sat, 06 Mar 2010 13:05:26 +0000 robert http://www.alphatechsolutions.co.uk/blog/2010/03/tip-of-the-week-beware-the-dangers-of-open-wifi/ In the early days of WiFi there were a great many open (unencrypted and unprotected) WiFi points. There was some geek kudos to finding and using these. These days open WiFi spots are getting fewer and rarer as most router manufacturers implement out of the box security and more and more companies make sure that their wireless networks are protected. However it is still possible to find a open WiFi.

My suggestion to you is to be very careful when doing so. Open WiFi and free Internet access is nice and tempting but can be quite dangerous. I’ve found a short news video that briefly explains the dangers. Take two minutes to watch it and consider the dangers next time you are tempted to grab some WiFi.

 

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