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Practice: working from a cafe safely
You are out of the office and need to get online. There are several networks, a portal asking for a code, and a pop-up that appears at exactly the wrong moment.
Free, and nothing here is real. No account, no download, and no message, payment, or account is ever actually touched.
Part of Remote Sign-ins and Public Wi-Fi Safety. Free, plain-English practice for everyday work technology.
What you'll do
- Pick a network from a list that includes a convincing lookalike.
- Work through the captive portal and its access code.
- Turn on the VPN before opening anything work-related.
- Meet a sign-in pop-up you did not start, and decide what to do with it.
- Notice what is safe to do on an untrusted network and what can wait.
What it teaches
Away from the office the rules do not change: get on a network you can vouch for, use the VPN, and only sign in to prompts you started yourself.
safe ways to reach your work from anywhereusing a private, protected connectionrisky Wi-Fi and people reading your screenwarning signs that something doesn't add upknowing where to go for help
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