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The Threat of 'Sidejacking'
Imagine sitting in a coffee shop, surfing the Internet and having the person next to you 'hijacking' your web sessions...It's really possible and it's called sidejacking.
We first warned you in February of 2008 about this direct threat to anyone that uses a public wifi network, but this past week things got much more dangerous.
A couple of developers at a hacker conference in San Diego released a simple tool that anyone can use to start hijacking Facebook, Twitter and various accounts that are commonly used on public wifi networks.
Listen in as the Data Doctors explain how this happens and what you can do to protect yourself when using public Internet hotspots!
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Original Air Date: Oct 30, 2010
This Week's Links
- What is sidejacking?
- Our Feb 2008 warning on sidejacking (CNN video)
- Firesheep - simple sidejacking tool released last week
- Our guidance on avoiding Firesheep hijacks
- Firefox users - install Force-TLS for protection
- Google Chrome users - Add KB SSL Enforcer
- Use cellular broadband for better protection in public places
- Screenshots of Firesheep in action
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