Public Wifi Hotspots
I am going to explain why WiFi Hotspots are dangerous to the safety of your personal computer. Wifi Hotspots are open doors to your computer. It is where most people get their identity stolen. Computers are connected to the Internet via a network signal from an Internet Service Provider. All the computers on that same network location are connected to each other.
At home, you control the security levels and also who uses your network and therefore who is connected to you.
Imagine for a moment living in an apartment building where all the front doors open onto a common hallway. If all the doors were standing open, as you walked down the hallway you could see into the neighboring apartments and see what furniture and possessions the neighbors had. Since the doors were open you could also walk in a “borrow” or “steal” something from the neighbor’s apartment. This is what it is like on a common network, whether that is your home or the local WiFi hotspot. All the doors are open.