Five Applications to Secure Your Wi-Fi Hotspot Connections

Most Wi-Fi hotspots don't use encryption to protect your web browsing and Internet activity like private networks can. Additionally, encryption doesn't exist on most wired connections you hook up to in hotels, airports, and other public places. Securing entire public networks just isn't very feasible.

However, you can easily secure your Internet sessions to prevent other nearby Wi-Fi users from snooping on what sites you're visiting and possibly capturing your emails, passwords, and other sensitive information.

The company's VPN server

Once you connect to the company's VPN server, no matter where you are, all Internet browsing and traffic is routed to and from the company's network through an encrypted tunnel over the Internet.

This solution is based on the popular OpenVPN client/server. Fortunately, they follow a stricter open source approach and don't run ads or otherwise try to gain revenue—they accept donations. Plus they don't impose traffic limitations, so you can use the service as much as you want.