Online Banking in Residence Halls

College Life
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Do you believe it is safe to do online banking if you live in the residence halls on-campus?

I’m directly connected to the wall ethernet which I discovered is MAGNITUDES slower than the WiFi, but I also discovered that when I connect to the WiFi or the wall ethernet, I can detect other peoples’ computers and their shared files, regardless of Windows or Mac status.

I am paying my own way through college and lately I’ve been wanting to check on my account balance to make sure that I have enough money in my account to make my next payment. I’m just a little worried that doing online banking and such while you’re living in the residence halls might be a little… sketchy.

What do you think? What alternatives are there?

2

I would not be in the least bit concerned about it personally.

3

Make sure that your computer has all security updates and is otherwise secure (no unwanted file sharing, no weak passwords, no unwanted network services, etc.).

4

It’s fine.