HTTPS and VPN

ljr wrote:
I can’t give you a number of cases I helped untangle but it would be in the hundreds..

Hundreds sounds ominous until you compare that to the number of wifi users in total.

garry1p wrote:
No matter how secure YOU are the business you shop at bank with or have any transaction with will be a target of hackers they get millions of individual accounts such as Target, Home Depot or any site that clears your CC information is more at risk than the individual.

That is a more significant risk because that's where the real gold mine is.

We've had this conversation many times over the years and it ends up being like driving with the propane on. Is it risky? No, but if you THINK it's risky then don't do it.