Web apps over Wi-Fi puts data at risk

Users who access Google's Gmail or the Facebook social-networking site over Wi-Fi could put their accounts at risk of being hijacked, according to research from Errata Security, a computer security company. It's not just those sites but any rich Web applications that exchange account information with users, including blogging sites such as Blogspot or even SaaS (software as a service) offerings such as Salesforce.com, that could pose a risk for users, wrote Errata CEO Robert Graham and Chief Technology Officer David Maynor in a paper.

Article at InfoWorld.