Beware of Using Public WiFi for Online Banking

WiFi connection to the public is not as friendly as expected. For the purposes of online banking, there are hidden dangers on public WiFi. anti-virus company Kaspersky Lab mention if cybercriminals to perform an action through public WiFi. One is data on mobile devices, especially mobile phones and tablets, can be easily compromised. Including the login data for online banking. findings are based on a survey conducted by Harris Interactive month of February-March 2012. 


The study surveyed 9000 mobile device users in the United States, Europe, and Russia. From the survey it was found that the use of the network is the most common way used to access the internet, in addition to the mobile operator network. As many as 58 percent of people surveyed for data communication state using a public network. From whence also we got the result that 70 percent of users use a public WiFi tablet. While mobile users are surfing through public WiFi as much as 53 percent. 


And the interception of critical financial data is a major problem for about 60 percent of mobile device users. Worryingly, mobile devices are generally less protected for unauthorized access from other devices, rather than a computer. Data from the survey stated that the only security solution installed on half of the population is less than a quarter of a tablet and mobile populations


After all, prevention is better than cure.


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