Expert Warns on Free WiFi, Says it's dangerous

Using free WiFi is clear and present danger Nigerians must avoid as much as possible, because it enabled hackers to have easy access their personal data.
Mr Oluseyi Akindeinde, an IT expert and chief technical officer at Digital Encode, described free WiFi as “The friendly enemy”
“Nowadays when people go for events or lodge at hotels, they don’t care about the food and drinks but to have free access to public WiFi.”
Oluseyi said most people clamour for free WiFi not knowing the dangers associated with using it.
“Using free WiFi exposes the consumer to hackers and in the process they get to view personal information like bank details, credentials and so many other things.
“Because the WiFi is free, it does not require any authentication before the hacker can have access to the network connection.
“Free public Wifi creates an amazing opportunity for the hacker to get unfettered access to unsecured devices on the same network,’ he said.
Akindeinde said that biggest threat to free Wi-Fi was the ability for the hacker to position himself between the consumer and the connection point.
He said that free WiFi usually came with a costly price and sadly only few people understood risks associated with public WiFi connection.
He warned consumers to desist from this in order to protect themselves and also ensure that important business data remained safe.