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Originally Posted by Pragma
Here's my thoughts (seeing as how I run network security at my workplace):
* If it's on my network, I own it - no matter what. Man-in-the-middle to break SSL sites, regular packet captures to watch for suspicious activity, thorough logging of our web proxy, etc.
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It didn't seem to be very riskiy to log on to various financial sites via wireless connection at an internet cafe. After all, the little lock indicating a secure transmission was in the corner of my browser.
Then I read about a guy who was using Ettercap or Airpwn. He wasn't being mailcious, but he was picking up e-mail addresses and passwords like mad.
Do the gurus here agree that you are at great risk by logging onto, for example, your bank, even with your own laptop, at a wireless internet cafe?
(Sorry for the borderline threadjack.)