How long does a laptop stay “at risk” after connecting to a public wi-fi network?
July 29, 2010 by TheRainMaker
Filed under Securitizations
Question by Layla: How long does a laptop stay “at risk” after connecting to a public wi-fi network?
For example, when one is at starbucks, other people on that network can steal things like credit card numbers. Can they only do such things when I’m connected to that certain network or will they be in my computer for good?
Best answer:
Answer by Tyler
Only while you are connected to that network.
Make sure you have Windows Firewall (or another firewall) running, and make sure that your network settings are set to “Private.”
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As long as you are connected to a public network you are vulnerable
Only when connected to that network. People could steal it by using their computer to monitor wireless signals that are being transmited nearby.
But They can’t monitor your wireless transition, if you aren’t transmiting anything.