Yahoo! Mail HTTPS...

I didn't catch this when first announced but Yahoo! has finally added the option to force all communications over HTTPS. If you use Yahoo! Mail, especially if you find yourself on unsecured Wireless at time - this is a must!

--this is not a default setting, you must enable it manually--

Here is what you do:
1.) Login to your account.
2.) Go to the gear symbol in the top right hand corner.
3.) Click on the gear, you will see MAIL OPTIONS, select it and click.
4.) At the bottom of the page there is a checkbox to select "Turn on SSL"
5.) Click "Save" at the top of the page.

Finally - If you must utilize open, public or unsecured Wireless, I would suggest the following:

1.) Set your wireless settings to NOT automatically connect to Wireless.
2.) Use the EFF's "Https Anywhere" extension if you use a supported browser.
3.) Use VPN. If you can't use your employer's, then invest in an inexpensive VPN service like hotspotvpn.com





I've seen a few other nice options mentioned, especially if you want to get a little technical including running an OpenVPN setup on an Amazon EC2 Micro Instance which lets you pay only when you use it... I think I will be setting this up as a proof of concept soon.