Sep 08, 2014

 

Accessing important information from public WiFi (the kind seen in coffee shops, airports, hotel lobbies) is almost essential but potentially very dangerous.

 

The Solution? Use a service to instantly create a secure virtual private network that secures all of your data when using public WiFi.

Suggestion

Cloak https://www.getcloak.com

Supported Platforms: iOS, Mac OS X
Cost: $2.99 - $9.99 month, depending on volume

Cloak secures everything you do from your laptop or iOS by setting up something called a Virtual Private Network (VPN). The best part is that you don't have to know anything about VPNs to use Cloak.

You can use as many devices as you like on a single Cloak account, even multiple devices at the same time. They ask only that you keep your account limited to you and don’t share it with other people – each user should have their own account.

 

Alternatives

Hideman VPN https://www.hideman.net
Supported Platforms: Android, iOS, Mac OS X, Windows

Tunnel Bear https://www.tunnelbear.com
Supported Platforms: Android, iOS, Mac OS X, Windows

Related Content

This post was one of a series of five that discussed different aspects of digital security. It was based on content from a presentation at the 2014 SAF Annual Convention and posted in the wake of the recent celebrity photo hacking scandal in September after I heard from some people asking for more information. Other entries in the series appear below.