Using free public wifi networks comes with multiple serious security risks, yet surveys show that an overwhelming majority of Americans do it anyway. The more you take your chances with a free network connection, the greater the likelihood is that you will suffer some type of security breach.
Source: Harvard Business Review, May 3, 2017.
There is a saying in the cybersecurity industry that there are three types of people in the world: those who have been hacked, those who will be hacked, and those who are being hacked right now and just don’t know it yet. Although antivirus protection and firewalls are essential methods of cyber defense, they are useless against hackers on unsecured Wi-Fi networks. The article contains seven security tips to help avoid security issues.