A Guide To Sniffing Out Passwords And Cookies (And How To Protect Yourself Against It)

Roughly one year ago, a tool called Firesheep introduced a lot of us to just how easily another person on the same network as you can snoop on your browsing session and even masquerade as you on sites that require a login (with Facebook perhaps the most notable example). Here’s a closer look at how network snooping works and how to protect yourself from it.Photo remixed from Anton Prado/Shutterstock.
A Guide To Sniffing Out Passwords And Cookies (And How To Protect Yourself Against It)