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Many hotels, coffee shops and other such establishments offer free wireless internet access to their customers. These networks are often unprotected. Any user within wireless access range can potentially connect to this network and sniff or listen in on the network traffic of any other user. A skilled attacker can perform a man-in-the-middle attacker in a matter of seconds and intercept all your network communications using tools that are freely available on the Internet.

If you must access such websites, before entering you user name and password ensure that your connection is encrypted and connected to the real web server. HTTPS refers to HTTP over SSL encryption. This means that all communications between your web browser and the web server you are connecting to be encrypted. You can also verify the legitimacy of the web server where the web pages are hosted. Firefox displays it on the lower right and Internet Explorer displays in it the URL bar. Double clicking on the lock will display the digital certificate which verifies that the web server belongs to the organization whose web site you are trying to connect to.

Lastly, you can use a remote access VPN. A VPN encrypts and protects all your network traffic. VPNs are often used by users to connect to their company’s internal networks. There are several online services that offer free VPN solutions. Cyber Ghost is a free VPN service from Germany which route you’re through a German IP. The free service is limited to 10 GB of traffic every month. UltraVPN is a free downloadable VPN client from France with no traffic quota. CyberGhost VPN will not save a log / trace CyberGhost VPN user application, so you do surf the internet safely.