Comments on: Gmail introduces secure net connection http://www.geeksaresexy.net/2008/07/25/gmail-introduces-secure-net-connection/ tech, science, news and social issues for geeks Wed, 07 Jan 2009 23:00:28 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 By: Mackenzie http://www.geeksaresexy.net/2008/07/25/gmail-introduces-secure-net-connection/comment-page-1/#comment-95009 Mackenzie Wed, 30 Jul 2008 19:31:36 +0000 http://www.geeksaresexy.net/?p=3566#comment-95009 Finally! I often use an IPSec tunnel and SSL'd IMAP if I'm on open WiFi because of this issue. I can't believe it took them so long. And by the way, one of my friends did see someone get socially engineered into a potential Man in the Middle Attack at HOPE using that line. "Oh, you shouldn't use HTTPS because it adds a lot of overhead and slows down your internet. HTTP is so much better!" As if the WiFi there wasn't already tainted by the presence of (from what I heard) 2000 hackers! Finally! I often use an IPSec tunnel and SSL’d IMAP if I’m on open WiFi because of this issue. I can’t believe it took them so long.

And by the way, one of my friends did see someone get socially engineered into a potential Man in the Middle Attack at HOPE using that line. “Oh, you shouldn’t use HTTPS because it adds a lot of overhead and slows down your internet. HTTP is so much better!” As if the WiFi there wasn’t already tainted by the presence of (from what I heard) 2000 hackers!

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