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Originally Posted by Riq
I may be showing my ignorance here but are you not opening yourself up to all of these problems by plugging your laptop into someone elses network?
I assume when I plug into the hotel ethernet connection that I am going through there network to the internet so am I vulnerable at that point.
Is the antivirus protection on the average laptop up to dealing with this risk?
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That has nothing to do with any antivirus protection and everything with ssl encryption. Not to dig to deep into the technical obscure stuff, but in essence with ssl (and that's what financial institutions in general use) even the switches (or computers or satelites or whatever) that transport the data for you can't know what's in the packages they transport.
Essentially it's like a tunnel from your computer to your bank.
If you want to know more this is actually a pretty good introduction: SSL Encryption Explained
See ya on the road!
P.S.: Of course ssl won't be of any use if you manage to get your laptop infected. But then again, you do have a decent and up to date virus protection, do you?
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