Today we travel with laptops, iPhones, and iPads which makes browsing the web easy on the go. This is wonderful, however, it leaves your information vulnerable. This is because public Wi-Fi networks are not secure. This leaves you open to attacks from hackers, identity thieves, and simply people who like to use firesheep to access your facebook account. This last one may not sound serious but take a look at the video below to better understand the issue. The thing is anyone can do it, not just hackers.
Now let’s talk about how to keep your informations secure when you’re at your hotel, coffee shop, hostel, or anywhere with public Wi-Fi. If you have a Virtual Private Network (VPN) then you have no need for this but if you don’t have a VPN then this is a free and simple to use way to stay secure.
All you need to do is sign-up for Cloak. It works just like a VPN because it will encrypt all of your internet traffic which prevents others connected to the same Wi-Fi from snooping. The best part is Cloak is simple enough for anyone to use. It runs in your mac’s menu bar where you can set the preferences.
Cloak will detect when you connect to unsecured networks(it defines this as one without a password) and will start up your VPN for safe browsing.
Cloak is free for up to 1GB of browsing which isn’t bad for checking some emails and browsing the web occasionally. For the frequent traveler or coffee shop visitor you may opt for the $8 monthly service for 20GB and 50GB for $15. $8 is pretty cheap compared to most other VPNs and Cloak is as simple as it gets.
The best part is it works on your Macbooks and all iOS devices for free.
Mac OS sign-up
iOS download
And here is another short video on why you should use Cloak.
via Macworld
