There are some steps you can take to protect yourself however: The best safeguard is to avoid accessing sensitive websites on public networks i.e. your bank account, email. etc
If you must access such websites, before entering you user name and password, ensure that your connection is encrypted and connected to the real web server. You can do so by verifying that the url begins with an https. HTTPS refers to HTTP over SSL encryption. This means that all communications between your web browser and the web server you are connecting to is encrypted. Anyone sniffing your network traffic will be unable to see what is actually being sent.
Lastly, you can use a remote access VPN. A VPN encrypts and protects all your network traffic. VPNs are often used by users to connect to their company’s internal networks. If you do not have ready access to a personal or company VPN. There are several online services that offer free VPN solutions. Three of such services are:
* CyberGhost is a free VPN service from Germany which route your through a German IP. The free service is limited to 10Gb of traffic every month. There is also a paid service that is affordable.
* UltraVPN is a free downloadable VPN client from France with no traffic quota.
* AlonWeb is a third option. It uses the OpenVPN tunneling server to encrypt your traffic and users are limited to 1GB of traffic a month. AlonWeb is also ad supported so it injects advertisements into the web pages users are browsing.
These VPN services, in addition to verifying your encrypted communication with a legitimate web server, provide an increased level of security to protect your network traffic from prying eyes.
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