As a field representative for your company, you are accustomed to traveling and

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As a field representative for your company, you are accustomed to traveling and working from hotels on the road. You always stay in a hotel with free WiFi so that you work and check your email, as well as Skype with your family.

What are the risks of using a public WiFi?

Short of finding a more secure network, what could you do to use this wireless network in a more secure fashion?

What options do you have if you are traveling for personal reasons and not as an employee?

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Risks of using public WiFi and protective measures:

1. Hacker: While sending information, it may be possible that a hacker is able to view the information which may be used against you.

2. All your credit card details can be hacked.

3. Your pins, passwords or emails can be accessed by a third party.

4. If you do file sharing, then you may get n infected virus from a third party (malware).

Measures:

1. VPN: It is much secure and private to its members only.

2. SSL connections: They have additional layer of security which is a contract between user and the organisation.

3. Turn your wifi off when you dont need it.

4. Dont share anything which can be misused against you.

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