10 extremely important things that you should remember when using Wifi "free"

Maybe you will feel uncomfortable when to a cafe or somewhere and sit for long in that place doesn't have Wifi, right? So new said Wifi "free" is a great thing. But the public network back accompanied by many risks for you, the most that you can lose all the money accumulated in the bank account. Here are 10 things that you should remember when free Wifi connection.

Maybe you will feel uncomfortable when to a cafe or somewhere and sit for long in that place doesn't have Wifi, right? So new said Wifi "free" is a great thing. But the public network back accompanied by many risks for you, the most that you can lose all the money accumulated in the bank account. Here are 10 things that you should remember when free Wifi connection.

1. Don't use Internet Banking or enter card information, your bank

The only way to protect you from data theft is to use the flow cell for online purchases or Internet Banking. Paying for a few megabytes would be a reasonable price for the safety of your account.

2. Turn off Wifi if you don't use the Internet

By turning off Wifi, you can solve 3 problems at the same time: battery power, automatically connect to the rogue network, the email of annoying ads. To strengthen the fight against these problems, you can install the extension DoNotTrackMe on your browser, this extension will not let the device track your activities.

3. Connect to the Internet using a virtual private network VPN 

VPN (Virtual Private Network), also called a virtual private network will allow you in a state of anonymity when online. This means that the website you visit only see the IP address, virtual network, not the IP address of your own.

What kind of network as VPNS are often expensive and slow down your connection. However, its price not too high and most of the VPN providers still have the free service.

4. Don't let equipment of network remember the network "free" it

Most devices will automatically remember and connect to the hotspot that they had ever used at least 1 times earlier. Scammers can create their access point with the same name to as you not to notice and access, they can get personal data or even bank account.

5. Pay attention to the name of the network "free" that you intend to connect

Hackers often use the road network with the same name, with the network already in the area nearby. Only difference is a hotspot authentic require payment or authorization/password, while, then an access point spoofing is often used for free. Therefore, before connecting a road network for free, ask the owner of that place about the name of the network/wifi.

6. Please install an antivirus software quality

Always use the version latest anti-virus. Increasingly there are new ways to hack your account over so you should update your antivirus software regularly. Besides, the software visus also warn you about the hotspot connection forgery can happen to you is not subjective as free wifi access.

7. Select the network that has 2-step authentication

Network that does not require any additional action when connection may very well be a rogue network. To ensure safety, you select the hotspot that require you to enter a code sent as a text message to your phone. This will protect you from the thieves online with the free network.

8. Keep your password in encrypted form

Although clearly you should not save passwords on their own devices, but many people still do so. The carelessness this unknowingly help the criminals online easy access to your data. If you still want to store passwords on the device, then you should at least use password manager to encrypt password information of their own.

9. Check the URL of the website you want 
to visit

The road network spoofing can redirect you to the famous sites, but the quality is just the site aims to collect personal data of you. If you see anything strange in a links website familiar you use, then this can be a web site does not verify.

Google.com and ɢoogle.com not the same 1 page website where you. Be sure to use a browser safe and reliable because a browser quality will find out the difference and warns you.

10. Please use a secure connection

A secure connection is easy to get to know, which is: the URL will start with https:// instead of just http:// as normal. A few website, such as Google, often use secure connection to transfer data.