Article:		Wireless Security on the Road Without a VPN
Subject:		I don't understand....
Date:		2006-06-20 15:53:04
From:		brocklee
Why do these tips only apply while traveling and using a public wifi connection? What is it about using one's own broadband connection in one's own home that makes one immune from these very same issues? If you're connecting to any machine/service that's not on your local area network, that information is going across the internet, with many, many opportunities for it to be sniffed. Sure, using a public wifi connection enlarges your security profile. But I object to the implication in the article that using the internet from your own home or your own place of work is safe (or substantially safer).

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• I don't understand....
  2006-06-20 23:59:21  FJ de Kermadec | [View]
  
  
  Brocklee,
  
  The advice you read here certainly applies to home broadband connections too. The reason I chose to give it a "public" angle is that dangers increase tenfold on a public network, where one has no knowledge of the surroundings, the others on the network, etc…
  
  Your private WiFi network can be just as well the target of attacks. However, within the Mac community, one can reasonably expect users to enable at least basic security, as per Apple's advice, which cleans things up a great deal.
  
  I hope this answers your question,
  FJ

• I don't understand....
  2006-06-20 15:57:54  Derrick Story | [View]
  
  
  I think you can apply these techniques anywhere they seem appropriate. Have a great day!