Well, most of the time we always think that virus and spyware, or
perhaps malware is the “agent” of hackers. Those viruses obtain our information
from our PC. Actually there is another
tool that loves by hackers which is WiFi.
Yes you are not wrong. Hacker can
stole information from the gadgets that is connected to WiFi. However the good news is that, not all WiFi
are dangerous.
Out of many WiFi that we are connected around the cities, airports, even
the Mamak Stores there are some WiFi or Hotspots that is connected or closely
observed by hackers. They are always
waiting for the chance to strike. Frequently, they will breakthrough our online
account, collecting important data such as passwords, banking account
information, email, and even our computer’s IP address for many purposes,
ranging from monetary lost to information abuse. Literally the hacker is just like entering
your sweet home and snap photos around.
However, the more dangerous things is that the connected computers under
a WiFi network can be communicated in both ways. This is to say that our computers or phones
may be infected with different type of viruses when another device that is
using the same network contains these bad boys.
Those viruses will irritate us by eating up our important files and even
disturb the system and freeze the device.
In a more extreme case, we need to send it to the IT or smartphone
experts and we know what happen next.
Who likes formatting their devices frequently anyway?
We need internet connection in various tasks such as entertainment,
watching movies, listening and downloading music and playing Dota 2. And a high-speed WiFi is more than
desirable. But don’t forget, this is one
of the ways for the hackers to bring their victims close. It is better to be more aware of the WiFi
that you are going to connect rather than connecting it blindly.
Here, we share some tips to prevent from the WiFi Hackers by taking the
following precaution.
Keep your devices
updated with the latest security apps such as firewall, antivirus and of course
browsers and software’s.
DO NOT perform online
transaction and use email while connecting to the WiFi that you are not sure of
its security level.
- Change the default setting of our computers so we have to manually select the Wi-Fi network before connecting.
- Always turn off the WiFi detector whenever it is not used.
- If you are interested to more tips about cyber threats, don’t forget to like the Invisible Trace Campaign on Facebook and read the previous entries posted here. You also can find out more about our campaign that was ended last 30 July 2015.
Stay Tune
Written By:
Tan Ee Beng
Bachelor of Public Relations (Honours)
Bachelor of Public Relations (Honours)
Tunku
Abdul Rahman University College
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