In recent days, the number of Internet users is seemed to have a drastic increase globally which has resulted in serious security issues of network usage. The Wi-Fi security and the tracking has been the primary concern of all other security issues. It is advised that the Internet users are aware of these security issues and to be safe while they are using the network services.
Wi-Fi hacking is one of the predominant hacker attacks to the Internet users. This most probably occurs when the user tries to connect using an open Internet connection. For example, if the user tries to connect to a local Wi-Fi hotspot made available at a coffee shop or restaurants are highly vulnerable. These hotspots come open with no authentication type or security passwords. Accessing these Wi-Fi connections, you are open to hackers who can watch your Internet activities and sniff the personal information of the users.
On the other hand, Wi-Fi tracking is not that harmful when compared with Wi-Fi hacking but still it is a considerable major attack for the Internet users. There have been a number of specialized software which makes use of the Wi-Fi signals that are connected to an open Wi-Fi hotspots without any security passwords. These signals can then be used to find, track and trace the location of the Internet user. Hackers make use of a trick though connecting the Internet users to a fake Wi-Fi hotspot which eventually results in data loss and in some cases financial loss as well. Many smartphone users have their credit or debit card information on their phones. Most smartphones have Internet services all times. They get connected automatically to an open available Internet connection when the Internet user is out or even if the mobile data services are not in service. This has made it easy for the hackers to access the smartphones easily. AVG has comes out with its best solution to solve this problem of hacking and tracking security issues.
Wi-Fi Assistant, a product release of AVG is an Android application with no restricted access or limitations. Its features is a combination of Wi-Fi automation and VPN encryption to bring the best security solution of protecting the Internet users against Wi-Fi hacking and tracking security problems. This Android application is released in beta version and is been used as a tool of obstruction protecting the users against major security issues of identification theft, hacking and tracking. The best unique feature of this application is that it allows saving the battery life of the smartphone devices. The application automatically turns on the Virtual private networking encryption services once the smartphone gets connected to a Wi-Fi hotspot, be it open or secured. This features hides your IP address and keeps you and your data hidden from the hackers. The user will be invisible to anyone using the Internet services. This facility is available at no cost until he reaches 500MB of Internet usage from a maximum of five hotspot connections in one device. This application keeps running in the background online and offline.