Open wifi safety-it still matters even with HTTPS

Make sure to use a VPN on public Wi-Fi. Even though most sites have HTTPS, which prevents most attacks, a few are still possible. The two most common would be: Man in the Middle – which, contrary to popular belief, is not completely prevented by HTTPS. Session hijacking – which is basically stealing your cookies. I have had multiple friends already who have fallen specifically to session hijacking. Session hijacking is an especially scary attack as it is not prevented by using two-factor authentication. For some more in depth resources on these attack check out. https://www.checkpoint.com/cyber-hub/cyber-security/what-is-a-man-in-the-middle-mitm-attack/