In the information age, wireless network has become an indispensable part of our daily life, and the popularity of public WIFI provides us with the convenience of accessing the Internet anytime and anywhere. We are like modern adventurers, exploring the wonderful world of wireless networks. However, this seemingly boundless network grassland is also buried in a lot of traps, especially those free public WIFI, let us unveil these network security landmines, for our adventure to provide a dose of security secret medicine.
Public WIFI is convenient but also has a lot of security risks, if you are not careful, you will fall into the trap of fraud. Here are a few real cases to give you a warning!
One day, Mary was shopping in the mall, to save cell phone traffic, she connected to a WIFI in the mall without a password and used the WIFI to browse many websites. She also opened a familiar shopping website and purchased a dress by paying through mobile banking. It wasn't long before Mary received several consecutive text alerts on her cell phone, and discovered that her credit card had been stolen for many charges, each amounting to more than $300, and totalling a surprisingly high amount of thousands of dollars.
This story is a typical example that vividly reveals the risks you may face when using public WIFI. Let's analyze the scenario in depth to better understand how to protect ourselves in similar situations. Seeing this real-life case, we all must have thought back to the habit of connecting to free wifi every time we go to a public place, and many of us feel scared, so what if we take precautions?
1. Connect to WIFI networks with caution: Do not easily connect to WIFI from unknown sources, especially those networks that do not require a password. These networks may be traps set by criminals, and once connected, your personal information and financial security may be jeopardized.
2. Proactive confirmation of WIFI information: When using public WIFI, take the initiative to ask merchants or venue staff for the correct WIFI name. Avoid connecting to the "cottage WIFI" built by hackers, to avoid the theft of private information.
3. Enhanced encryption with a VPN: Consider using a Virtual Private Network (VPN), which encrypts your network traffic, providing additional security and ensuring that your data transfers over public WIFI are more secure.
4. Regularly update your devices and apps: Just like fashionable clothing, it's important to keep your devices and apps up-to-date. This is to guard against all kinds of hacker tricks.
5. Enable anti-virus and anti-malware programs: Install and regularly update anti-virus and anti-malware programs on your device to provide basic security protection.
6. Pop-ups are advertising bombs: Don't just click on pop-ups, they can be hacker bombs and you can become a victim of online advertising if you are not careful.
7. Regularly monitor account activity:** Regularly check the activity of your bank and other online accounts to detect unusual transactions or activity in time to take prompt action.
8. Change your passwords regularly: Changing your passwords from time to time increases the security of your accounts and enables you to limit the amount of time someone has access to your information even if they do at some point.
In addition, you also need to turn off the automatic search to connect to the WIFI function, the motion to turn off the automatic search to connect to the WIFI function, to avoid unconsciously connecting to the phishing WIFI. connected to the WIFI such as an automatic pop-up advertisement page, you should close in time, and don't click on the unknown link.
So guys, have you learned yet? In this digital adventure world, like the dashing adventurer, always keep vigilant, do not let yourself become the network of the "windfall".
