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There is no such a dangerous free wifi or hotspot but naive and illiterate people. Take like this, using a bus or metro is very dangerous because I heard that someone was robbed there. You have to learn how to make a difference between secure and unprotected web site. You can get a link to the site that looks identical to your bank website, but you have to know how to make a difference between web addresses. You can be cheated and robed in many ways, and that can happen to any of us.<br />
Back to your question, if you are a concern using someone else network never join other networks. Always use your phone as a hotspot with password protection when you are outside, or you are travelling, and be ready to pay extra dollars for extra security.
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I've heard that free wifi hot spots are dangerous because the connections are not secure
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The WiFi Pineapple is a commercial example of such an exploit. Any data that is not secured in transit will be captured.<br />
To prevent this, always use a trusted VPN
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So these people that are using their tablets to perform, say, bank transactions while away from home are using VPN's?
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OK. &nbsp;Way behind the times here I know but I'm thinking of buying a tablet PC as a gift. &nbsp;My concern is being able to have a secure connection on the go because the only real purpose for getting this thing would be for the recipient to be able to log into his bank account, brokerage accounts, retailer websites, etc and perform transactions while away from home.<br />
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I've heard that free wifi hot spots are dangerous because the connections are not secure. &nbsp;What about cellular services like Tracfone? &nbsp; Are connections through their services secure (assuming a tablet PC can be used with their services since it's not actually a cell phone)?<br />
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Trying to figure out how to connect safely... either while traveling somewhere or at some destination.<br />
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Thank you.
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OK.  Way behind the times here I know but I'm thinking of buying a tablet PC as a gift.  My concern is being able to have a secure connection on the go because the only real purpose for getting this thing would be for the recipient to be able to log into his bank account, brokerage accounts, retailer websites, etc and perform transactions while away from home.

I've heard that free wifi hot spots are dangerous because the connections are not secure.  What about cellular services like Tracfone?   Are connections through their services secure (assuming a tablet PC can be used with their services since it's not actually a cell phone)?

Trying to figure out how to connect safely... either while traveling somewhere or at some destination.

Thank you.

Secure connection for tablet PC

A personal computer is a general-purpose computer whose size, capabilities and price make it useful for individuals, and is intended to be operated directly by an end-user with no intervening computer time-sharing models that allowed systems to be used by many people, usually at the same time. Personal computers may be connected to a local area network (LAN), either by a cable or a wireless connection, and through that to the Internet. A personal computer may be a laptop computer or a desktop computer running an operating system such as Windows, Linux or Macintosh OS.

Security is the protection of information systems from theft or damage to the hardware, the software, and the information on them, as well as from disruption or misdirection of the services they provide. The main goal of security is protecting assets, and an asset is anything of value and worthy of protection.  Information Security is a discipline of protecting information assets from threats through safeguards to achieve the objectives of confidentiality, integrity, and availability or CIA for short. On the other hand, disclosure, alteration, and disruption (DAD) compromise the security objectives.