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Coffee shop WiFi for dummies
Scott Granneman, 2006-02-09

The average user has no idea of the risks associated with public WiFi hotspots. Here are some very simple tips for them to keep their network access secure.

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Coffee shop WiFi for dummies - VPN won't always help 2006-02-15
Anonymous
Most VPN's I know of will only encrypt traffic destined for the corporate lan.
For instance, if I log onto my gmail or bank account the vpn is smart enough to know that the destination is not on the corporate lan and send it out unencrypted over the public network.
On the other hand if I log in t...

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