Question

5. Meredith is stuck in the airport on a long layover while traveling for work. She sees two Wi-Fi’s she can log onto: one says Airport Wi-Fi and the other says Free Airport Wi-Fi. She needs to sign on and pay some bills. Which Wi-Fi option should she choose?
A)  Neither until she verifies that it is the official Wi-Fi offered by the Airport and she makes sure she is using SSL and an up-to-date firewall
B)  Free Airport Wi-Fi
C)  Log into both of them and see which one is faster
D)  Airport Wi-Fi
E)  Neither until she verifies that it is the official Wi-Fi offered by the Airport

Answer 1

The answer is: A. Neither until she verifies that it is the official Wi-Fi offered by the Airport and she makes sure she is using SSL and an up-to-date firewall

Hackers who intended to steal your information often posed a fake wi-fi and make it seem as if it comes from trusted establishment (such as the airport). They tend to make the wi-fi not protected password, so you can easily connect to it and he obtain a pathway to enter your system.

Answer 2

Meredith should log into neither until she verifies which is the official Wi-Fi offered by the airport. Logging into a network with verifying it first could open her to security risks and compromise her personal data.