Is authentication through mail clients safe when encryption is off?

When adding an account on a mail client, the SSL/TLS is usually turned off and the encryption method is ‘none’ (see Outlook example below).

Is the password safely sent through the internet when authenticating using the default settings?
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Why do we need to connect to a network to be able to read all packets while packet sniffing?

I can’t understand much about packet sniffing operation when it’s in a network.
Well, packets are encrypted with PTK to prevent sniffing from monitor mode but when we are in client mode and we connected to a network, we were able to read t… Continue reading Why do we need to connect to a network to be able to read all packets while packet sniffing?

How can someone on the same GPON splitter network sniff my internet traffic?

I currently have a fiber optic internet connection at home. My ISP uses GPON where the ONU acts as a gateway device which has a direct fiber optic connection to it. ONU is a Huawei HG8145V5.
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Can a powerline network adapter be more easily used to listen to traffic on another router?

A roommate of mine asked me to connect a powerline adapter to the network. The ethernet cable of the adapter is connected to an Apple Airport Express router which is connected to a Frontier Internet cable modem. I have another router from … Continue reading Can a powerline network adapter be more easily used to listen to traffic on another router?