Harsh Maurya is a software engineer by day and an ethical hacker by night.
Interestingly, people who call themselves tech-savvy are also not aware of the most basic attacks.
There are numerous articles online which tells you how to be safe online.
But those are typically monotonous and gives no reasoning for their suggestions.
What new knowledge did you gain whilst writing the book?
For me, this was my first book as an author.
There was great learning both in terms of domain knowledge and soft skills.
To write a book which is not boring is a very challenging task.
My biggest hurdle was to strike a balance between the level of technical information I am providing versus simplicity.
I specifically wanted to target common people more than the tech-savvy ones.
Below is the preface of theHow Not to Get Hacked, followed by a free chapter about wifi sniffing.
Though it has definitely made our lives easier, such dependency has some serious repercussions.
Security has become so much prominent that companies spend insane amount of money to protect its data from hackers.
Ignorance is bliss is probably just the opposite of what I am trying to convey here.
It is important that we take care of ourselves.
Getting hacked Wi-Fi sniffing
You went to a popular restaurant for dinner with a friend.
The food is taking time to reach your table.
Suddenly you realize that it is the last day for paying your electricity bill.
The restaurant offers free Wi-Fi.
What a good luck you have today, right?
Oh wait, the food has also come and it looks tasty as hell.
What a fine night you are having.
Available balance: $12.45
You are instantly shocked to see this.
All your savings from past year just vanished in thin year.
You decide to call the police but they suggest you should rather drop a line to the cybercrime department.
After a long struggle of six months, you give up the chase.
What caused this unfortunate incident?
The truth is, it can occur to anyone.
That’s the least we can do.
Wi-Fi has become a very common technology used by millions of people to dive into the internet.
Because you do not know who all are connected to the same connection.
So, follow this thumb of rule NEVER use public Wi-Fi for sensitive work.
Thats it for this chapter.
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