Ways to secure your data when using public Wi-Fi.

Most public W-Fi hotspots have no passwords or encryptions on the service. This means the data you are searching is wide open. This post describes how you can prepare yourself for such situations where network is not secure.

Always you should keep in mind that there is no public Wi-Fi security. Therefore, is better if you do not do anything related to your work so that your valuable data will not float out. Both Mac OSX and Windows have built-in firewall tools for both home and public Wi-Fi security. For an example in Windows you can enable Windows Firewall and turn off incoming connections. Also you can turn off the file sharing.

Storing passwords locally on your machine is generally a bad idea. If your passwords are on a keychain, your keychain can be cracked. There are more secure ways to store your passwords. LastPass is a free online password manager which makes your web browsing easier and more secure. LastPass program will save your passwords for you in a secure way. It puts the password on a cloud so that it can’t be found on your machine. This is really better. Try this out.

You should always know what you should and what you shouldn’t be doing on this network. Keep your browsing simple.  Now you are armed with this knowledge and just take precautions when using public Wi-Fi.