Comments on: Hostile Hotel Networks?!?!

By: Super VPN Service

Super VPN Service — Tue, 20 Jul 2010 01:57:52 +0000

I changed many providers for VPN…
So far the best for me is http://www.supervpn.net/ and the best thing is that they offer option for free vpn account without any limits.

By: phuzz

phuzz — Wed, 16 Sep 2009 08:14:54 +0000

Q: So if you’re at an airport and you suspect someone is sniffing your traffic, what do you do?

A: Visit goatse.cx, then look around for the bloke with a shocked/pained expression on his face, smash his laptop over his head, and go forth and browse in safety.

Simples!

By: Andre Gironda

Andre Gironda — Thu, 16 Apr 2009 17:39:16 +0000

I just read Chapter 2 of “Beautiful Security” which was contributed to the book by Jim Stickley of TraceSecurity.

The chapter, Wireless Networking: Fertile Ground for Social Engineering, discusses an approach to certify wireless hubs using our current CA infrastructures (just like S/MIME for email or SSL/TLS certs for websites).

Curious to hear your thoughts on this or to hear who might be working on such an improvement?

By: Penn Williams

Penn Williams — Sat, 28 Mar 2009 10:58:01 +0000

All Personal VPN’s are not created equal. PPTP based ones tend to go down without letting you know about it. Leaving you surfing wide open without notice. OpenVPN (http://www.openVPN.net) based Personal VPN’s are much better and faster since they use UDP instead of TCP. I suggest an OpenVPN based solution like Surfbouncer Personal VPN (http://www.surfbouncer.com)

By: personal vpn

personal vpn — Tue, 28 Oct 2008 16:58:21 +0000

I’am using vpn account from another personal vpn service called VPN Privacy (http://vpnprivacy.com) when work at public wi-fi zones. It’s more fast then hotspot for me.

By: Gunblad3

Gunblad3 — Fri, 26 Sep 2008 04:44:37 +0000

With regards to your ending question:

Use PGP to encrypt the emaail before sending it out

By: Dan

Dan — Wed, 17 Sep 2008 05:56:30 +0000

@Onur:

I notice that they only support “Windows 2000, XP or Vista® OS (64bit OS not supported)”. That knocks out a lot of people. Not the majority, just a lot.

And they require .Net – a bit of a sore spot…

By: xssniper

xssniper — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 16:29:04 +0000

@Branden & @John,

Agreed… people place WAY too much trust into wireless networks. I know a lot of people who are moving to mobile connect cards or use their cell phone as a tether, but if the phone supports (or applications on the phone support) the same protocols (ARP, HTTP, SMTP, FTP …etc) we’re still screwed

Hmmm Cell Phone networks… what an interesting research topic

By: John O'Neill

John O'Neill — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 14:20:01 +0000

I agree, public networks are a real danger. The question is, what do you do when you are out and about? If you absolutely have to connect and the only available connection is absolutely open is there anything you can do to enjoy the benefits of mobile web while remaining protected at local laptop level?
the only realistic answer I can think of is to carry a mobile connect card and avoid public networks completely.
This of course does not address the issue of being out and about with no laptop and using a public system…
John

By: Onur Yirmibesoglu

Onur Yirmibesoglu — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 01:35:45 +0000

Immediately a new product springs to mind. Client-to-Site VPN service for personal users. And of course, in the days of web 2.0 somebody has already thought of it:

http://www.gotrusted.com/

No information on technical specs of encryption or security. And a little vague in terms of privacy policy. I will not give my personal info for a trial without these requirements. Too bad, could have been a killer web 2.0 idea.