This is a story from Tech Republic that has some unsettling news: Be Careful of “free” hotspots.

See the story below…

Study shows viral SSIDs could be creating a massive wireless botnet

The moral of the story: free hotspots are never, ever secure in any fashion. Best used in a non-interactive manner…use it to read CNN.com, but refrain from doing banking or work from your office unless you are using a VPN. and if you don’t know what a VPN is, you probably don’t have one. So…stay safe.