WPA2 encryption on WIFI plus HTTPS on the connection is very secure. Since you own the WIFI source there is no risk of man-in-the-middle. You really have no additional risk, assuming a national agency is not out to get you.Well of course I could use a wireless router. You can get them for 5 bucks used.
But my main aim is to be able to use my device securely in a public area for financial matters.
WPA2 encryption on WIFI plus HTTPS on the connection is very secure. Since you own the WIFI source there is no risk of man-in-the-middle. You really have no additional risk, assuming a national agency is not out to get you.
There is really nothing to keep up with IMO. A good 12+ character password on WPA2 encryption for WIFI plus using an HTTPS session to the service you are trying to access will provide you equivalent protection, maybe more actually because you have the firewall of the router added to the ethernet connection.I just want to be sure without keeping up with the technology every week.
Yes. At least I've done this with my Galaxy S10. I'm inclined to believe if the device has USB-C, it should work out of the box. If the device has USB Micro-B, you need a USB OTG adapterCan you connect ethernet internet to a phone or tablet with an ethernet to USB adapter?
There is really nothing to keep up with IMO. A good 12+ character password on WPA2 encryption for WIFI plus using an HTTPS session to the service you are trying to access will provide you equivalent protection, maybe more actually because you have the firewall of the router added to the ethernet connection.
Keeping connections secure against man-in-the-middle attacks is what valid SSL certificates are for. Using a USB-to-ethernet adapter is possible but won't really do anything with protecting you against whoever owns the LAN from snooping your packets if they want to, you'd need a VPN for that and then you'd still be susceptible to the VPN operator itself looking at what you are doing. Nothing you do online is completely private, all you can do is shift the privacy boundary around.
The connection between you and your bank or whatever you are attempting to securely connect to doesn't get much more secure than the SSL certificates and encryption regardless of what is in-between. The only thing being wired may really protect you from is drive-by attempts to break into your devices/LAN.
Has it happened? SURE. It is likely that YOU will be targeted? Only you can answer that. For an average person the answer is NO.Until someone finds a way around those precautions. You think that hasn't happened a million times before? Don't have confidence in today's technology! If you use something and require security you need to be up on whatever is happening in that field. Or you can have blind faith in present technology. I lost that a long time ago. The problem is technology is every changing and people are highly motivated to snoop.
Has it happened? SURE. It is likely that YOU will be targeted? Only you can answer that. For an average person the answer is NO.
The random wired connection has as much probability of being compromised as the personal WIFI if someone is really targeting YOU. Why, because the compromise will already be loaded on your device. It isn't the network that is the weakest link. It is you.
If you are that concerned, then only do sensitive activity on cellular.My situation is a little different. I will be traveling and will be standing out from the local people so I'll always be an economic target for thieves. One mistake and decades of savings can be wiped out. So yeah, I am trying to be careful. If I could access a hotspot without being physically close to it in a room close by it would probably be a lot safer but that is rarely available. Normaly you don't want your hotel room around a place where people congregate because of the noise it usually generates.
Plus in most areas of the world wouldn't wired internet probably be faster than the WiFi there? The WiFi can only be as fast as the wired internet that is supplying it.
Alternatively, avoid all sensitive activity if you can avoid it. If you're going to be gone long enough for a billing cycle to occur, set up auto-pay.
If you are that concerned, then only do sensitive activity on cellular.
Yeah, I need to learn about that. So you use your phone as a hotspot? If so, how are the speeds? As long as I could get about 10mb I'd be fine for VOIP for audio. Not sure how fast you need for smooth video at 1080p.
We take so much for granted on a wired connection at home on our own desktop computer!