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Why are wireless not secure? [closed]

I would like to ask Why are wireless networks not considered secure despite the presence of some safeguards such as encryption, reliability, SSID, use VPN, and integrity? thank you.
1 vote
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Network Protocol Violation error for some websites when using public wifi with no VPN. Is this indicative of a hacking attempt?

Below is the error I receive in Firefox when accesing Gmail, Google Search and other websites owned by Google. The site at https://mail.google.com/mail/gb/u/0/#inbox has experienced a network ...
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4 answers
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Public WiFi access - block router IP to guests

A local private club have recently gotten WiFi installed however they are doing it by just using a normal BT service that you or I would use at home.... My question is how can it be set up to stop ...
-2 votes
1 answer
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Wifi Security Vs Authentication Vs Encryption

While configuring a TPL Wi-Fi Access Point I found out that there are three similar parameters in it which need to be set to make it work properly. If these parameters are not set correctly then some ...
-1 votes
1 answer
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Is having all wireless devices (both visitors and home users) use a guest wireless SSID a bad idea?

I'm reluctant to have any wireless devices with visibility into my home LAN systems (PCs / home servers). So I was thinking of having all wireless devices use the guest SSID. Is this a bad idea? I don'...
1 vote
1 answer
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Can I be personally identified when I use my mobile device on a WiFi network?

You could say I am technologically challenged but I have a question out of curiosity. If I am using someone else's (or a companies) Wi-Fi via my smartphone, can they personally identify me through the ...
1 vote
1 answer
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Public Wi-Fi and software updates

According to Microsoft, "Never update your software on a public Internet connection." So I have some questions. 1. What if a public Wi-Fi hotspot is the only Internet available, ever? Never update ...
2 votes
2 answers
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Wireless network connection: Security Type: Unsecure

For some wireless network connections, Windows 7's connection choice menu shows a warning sign with text: information sent over this network might be visible to others. What does this mean? How risky ...