Quote:Great info.

Most public wifi networks are fairly secure with client isolation and various security protocols. Be sure that websites where you enter any info into, uses https.

The biggest security threat to wireless connections to public hotspots are rogue access points

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Evil_twin_..._networks)

 

http://www.rt.com/news/222891-pirate-hac...e-network/

 

Hard to detect and a massive pain for network admins. However, https still keeps you secure.

 

And yes even knowing that my security likely wont be compromised on public hotspots, I will not login into any websites that would have or use sensitive data. The paranoia is too strong.

 

Yea, I sometimes wonder about fake hotspots.  If I'm just doing some browsing I'm probably choosing my phones mobile hotspot over a random hotspot I've never used before. Starbucks has fast internet though.  And I don't have wired internet, so in mobile data dollars I probably download like $300 worth of data a month there.  

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