Staying Safe on Public Wi-Fi

The number of public places where free Wi-Fi is available has exploded in the last few years. From airports and shopping centres to coffee shops and restaurants, there are few places where you can't now find a wireless connection for your phone, tablet or laptop. And while this is great for those of us that want/need to stay connected day and night, accessing Wi-Fi in a public place does bring with it some dangers you won't generally encounter on your home network.

What Makes Public Wi-Fi Unsafe?

Let us start by saying that not all public Wi-Fi is equally unsafe. A coffee shop that has a new Wi-Fi password chalked up on the