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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