What are the risk using public wifi
Most of the people try hard searching public wifi networks for internet surfing and downloading contents. They enjoy free internet but there is a risk in place of their personal data.
Let's see what happened when you get connected to a public wifi network.
Still, the wifi network is password protected but you get connected on the network with the millions of people.
Your browser settings and information can be easily stolen which contains your passwords and personal details.
What can be done to stay safe on the public network?
Let's have a look on few dos to stay you safe from the above situations.
1: Make sure that the sharing of your device is turned off. You can easily turn off sharing of your device by following method.
Open your Control Panel, then browse to Network and Internet > Network and Sharing Center, then click Choose Change Advanced Sharing Settings. Once here, you should definitely turn off file and printer sharing, and you may as well turn off network discovery and Public folder sharing.
2: Enabling the firewall of your device will help you to stay safe from unwanted local users. It can be done by following the below steps:
go into your security settings (in Windows under Control Panel > System and Security > Windows Firewall
3: Try to use HTTPS and SSL sites whenever possible because these sites will keep your browser safe and increase the security by unwanted users.
Let's see what happened when you get connected to a public wifi network.
Still, the wifi network is password protected but you get connected on the network with the millions of people.
Your browser settings and information can be easily stolen which contains your passwords and personal details.
What can be done to stay safe on the public network?
Let's have a look on few dos to stay you safe from the above situations.
1: Make sure that the sharing of your device is turned off. You can easily turn off sharing of your device by following method.
Open your Control Panel, then browse to Network and Internet > Network and Sharing Center, then click Choose Change Advanced Sharing Settings. Once here, you should definitely turn off file and printer sharing, and you may as well turn off network discovery and Public folder sharing.
2: Enabling the firewall of your device will help you to stay safe from unwanted local users. It can be done by following the below steps:
go into your security settings (in Windows under Control Panel > System and Security > Windows Firewall
3: Try to use HTTPS and SSL sites whenever possible because these sites will keep your browser safe and increase the security by unwanted users.
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