COMPUTER FUNDAMENTALS

COMPUTER NETWORKS AND COMMUNICATIONS

NETWORK SECURITY AND CYBERSECURITY

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What are the risks associated with using public Wi-Fi?
A
cyber attacks that deploy data-stealing malware in your system
B
they could hack your information
C
. Once a cyber criminals gains access to your system, he can do pretty much whatever he wants.
D
Take a few minutes to tweak your security settings,
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Identity theft via online victim profiling. Infecting your device with malware. Stealing your passwords. Snooping for confidential data. Business Email Compromise. Ransomware attacks. Session hijacking. Taking over your online accounts. More items •10-Jan-2023

Detailed explanation-2: -Man-in-the-middle attacks Data passing over a public Wi-Fi network is often unencrypted. A man-in-the-middle attack is when a hacker intercepts the data travelling between your device and the Wi-Fi router.

Detailed explanation-3: -Avoid Using Your Passwords There are a lot of passwords to remember, and you probably have to enter a few even while you’re on public Wi-Fi. But if you’ve been compromised-say some hacker is sniffing the airwaves and pulling down data-anything you type and send to the internet could be equally compromised.

Detailed explanation-4: -Piggybacking. If you fail to secure your wireless network, anyone with a wireless-enabled computer in range of your access point can use your connection. Wardriving. Evil Twin Attacks. Wireless Sniffing. Unauthorized Computer Access. Shoulder Surfing. Theft of Mobile Devices. 01-Feb-2021

Detailed explanation-5: -packet sniffing. rogue access points. Wi-Fi phishing and evil twins. spoofing attacks. encryption cracking. MitM attacks. DoS attacks. Wi-Fi jamming. More items

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