SideJacking Prevention
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How to Prevent SideJacking

If you use Free Public Wi-Fi HotSpot connections commonly found in coffee
shops and hotels then you are probably vulnerable to "SideJacking".
Here's a good explanation from WikiPedia:

Sidejacking, where the attacker uses packet sniffing to read network traffic
between two parties to steal the session cookie. Many web sites use SSL
encryption for login pages to prevent attackers from seeing the password,
but do not use encryption for the rest of the site once authenticated. This
allows attackers that can read the network traffic to intercept all the data
that is submitted to the server or web pages viewed by the client. Since this
data includes the session cookie, it allows him to impersonate the victim,
even if the password itself is not compromised.[1] Unsecured Wi-Fi
hotspots are particularly vulnerable, as anyone sharing the network will
generally be able to read most of the web traffic between other nodes and
the access point.

You can prevent SideJacking by installing and running the
Free
Hotspot Shield when using unsecured WiFi Spots.

One Note:
When you install HotSpot Shield it automatically installs Dealio
Toolbar which many people view as Spyware. You can Uninstall Dealio at
any time without interfering with HotSpot Shield.

HotSpot Shield is Free, however, it is Ad supported and you'll notice this
because there will be an ad at the top of the web page. If you find this
annoying it's a small price to pay considering the extra security
HotSpot Shield is providing to you.