A man-in-the-middle attack is a procedure that allows an attacker to interpose between you and the computer you are communicating with to read the conversation or alter it. The procedure was extremely common before the massive switch to HTTP-Secure, and it is still common nowadays. The biggest threat arises from the slow detection rate. Users cant always figure out if the network they are on is legitimate or if some is listening to the traffic, whether at the airport, hotel or coffee place down the street.”]