“Kuyinto evamile ukuskrola ocingweni lwakho ngesikhathi ulinde indiza noma isitimela. Kodwa-ke, uma beseholidini, abantu bavame ukukhohlwa ngokuvikeleka kwabo ku-inthanethi, ”kusho uDaniel Markuson, uchwepheshe we-cybersecurity kwa-NordVPN. “Abaduni bayasizakala ngalokho futhi basebenzisa umphakathi Ubuthakathaka benethiwekhi ye-Wi-Fi ezikhumulweni zezindiza naseziteshini zezitimela ukuze bathole izandla zabo kudatha yomuntu siqu noma yebhizinisi ebucayi.”
Ngokocwaningo lwakamuva olwenziwe yile nkampani ye-cybersecurity, umhambi oyedwa kwabangu-1 uye wagetshengwa lapho esebenzisa i-Wi-Fi yomphakathi ngenkathi ehambela phesheya. Iningi lalawo ma-hacks enzeka ngenkathi abahambi besendleleni eziteshini zesitimela, eziteshini zamabhasi, noma esikhumulweni sezindiza.
Yiziphi izingozi ze-Wi-Fi yomphakathi ezikhumulweni zezindiza naseziteshini zesitimela?
Abahambi kulula ukukhohlisa ngoba ngokuvamile abazi ukuthi igama elisemthethweni le-Wi-Fi endaweni ethile phesheya liyini. Lokhu kwenza kube lula kubagebengu be-inthanethi ukusetha "amawele amabi" - izindawo ze-Wi-Fi mbumbulu - ezindaweni ezivame ukuvakashelwa izivakashi, njengezikhumulo zezindiza noma iziteshi zesitimela. Uma umhambi exhuma ku-hotspot enjalo, konke kwabo ulwazi lomuntu siqu (okuhlanganisa imininingwane yekhadi lokukhokha, ama-imeyili ayimfihlo, nemininingwane ehlukahlukene) izothunyelwa kumgebengu we-inthanethi.
Amanethiwekhi asemthethweni e-Wi-Fi asesidlangalaleni nawo angaba angaphephile ngoba asesidlangalaleni.
Isigebengu singakwazi ukuxhuma kunethiwekhi evuliwe noma nini, sihlole umsebenzi wabasebenzisi abaku-inthanethi, futhi siba amaphasiwedi abo kanye nolwazi lomuntu siqu. Lokhu kuhlasela kubizwa ngokuthi ukuhlasela komuntu ophakathi nendawo futhi kwenziwa lapho isigebengu se-inthanethi sibeka idivayisi yaso phakathi kokuxhumana nedivayisi yomuntu nendawo ye-Wi-Fi.
"Ukuphela kwendlela yokuvikela idivayisi ekuhlaselweni komuntu-phakathi-phakathi ukusebenzisa i-VPN. Ucwaningo lwethu lubonisa ukuthi abantu abangaphezu kuka-78% abayisebenzisi i-VPN ngenkathi bexhumeke ku-Wi-Fi yomphakathi ohambweni lwabo, okwandisa ubungozi babo ekuhlaselweni kwabaduni,” kusho uDaniel Markuson.
Abahambi bangazivikela kanjani
Noma i-Wi-Fi yomphakathi ibeka ubungozi kudatha yethu, isalokhu iyisidingo kubahambi abaningi. Ochwepheshe babhale lokho abasebenzisi abangakwenza ukuze bagcine amadivayisi abo avikelekile phakathi nohambo:
• Sebenzisa i-VPN. Indlela engcono kakhulu nesebenza ngempumelelo yokuqinisekisa ukuvikeleka kwabahambi ngoxhumano oluvulekile lwe-Wi-Fi ukusebenzisa isevisi ye-VPN. Ibhala ngemfihlo idatha futhi ayivumeli izinkampani zangaphandle ukuthi zibambe idatha yomsebenzisi.
• Khubaza ukuxhumana okuzenzakalelayo. Lokhu kuzokuvimbela ekuxhumekeni kunethiwekhi obungayihlosile.
• Ungabelani ngemininingwane yakho. Abahambi bathanda ukubhuka ohambeni, okuyinto elula, ikakhulukazi uma unesikhathi esiningi samahhala ngaphambi kokubamba indiza yakho. Nokho, lokhu kwenza idatha yakho ibe sengozini kakhulu, ngakho-ke asincomi ukubhuka amahhotela noma amathikithi endiza ngenkathi uxhumeke kunethiwekhi yomphakathi. Umhlaseli angase athwebule imininingwane yebhange lakho eliku-inthanethi noma ulwazi lwekhadi lesikweletu.