Category: News & Features

Jumio Warns Consumers: Fraudsters Are Targeting WiFi Hotspots

WiFi hotspots are the most popular way for consumers to get online. But hotspot users need to be careful about which public WiFi networks they’re connecting to or they could end up having their identities stolen by fraudsters. That’s the conclusion of a soon to be released white paper called “The Fraudsters Playbook” by the next generation credentials management company Jumio Inc. Find out just how easy it is for identity thieves to grab your sensitive data and your identity at WiFi hotspots.

Email Without Borders: LinkedIn’s New Intro App May be Dangerous to Your Online Security

Have you heard of LinkedIn’s new “Intro” app? By rerouting your email through their servers, LinkedIn can scan and store all of your information in your emails, including contacts and email content. Are you sure you want a third party to be able to access all of this private information? Probably not. But that’s not all. Read on to discover why Intro sounds like a bad idea for your privacy.

Private Information Hacked from Hotel WiFi for Sale in China

Whenever you access a public WiFi network — especially a hotel’s wireless network — make sure that you are encrypting your data with a personal VPN. Because if you don’t take steps to protect your data, no one will. Click to find out why our online security at hotels is worse than ever.

Don’t Lose Your Identity At College: Study Finds Millennials Don’t Care About Online Security Risks

Millennials are the most connected generation in history. But their ease with online technology and their propensity for sharing information on the Internet have led them to engage in risky online behavior, according to a new study by the defense contractor Raytheon. And that’s leading to an explosion of identity theft among young adults.

What Dick Cheney’s Pacemaker Tells Us about Wireless Vulnerabilities

Dick Cheney received a pacemaker in 2007, and he was concerned enough to ensure that doctors removed its wireless capabilities in case any terrorist could gain access to it. These details are revealed in a new book called Heart, written both by Cheney and his cardiologist.

This news from Cheney reveals the hard truth about wireless devices or anything connected to a network: it’s always possible to hack into it.

Survey Finds 34% of Users Take No Security Measures on Public WiFi

Do you take steps to protect your online security when you connect to WiFi hotspots? Unfortunately, for one out of every three hotspot users, the answer to that question is “no,” according to a recent study by Kaspersky Lab and the research agency B2B International.

And that, along with other security lapses, has created a cybercrime explosion.

 

Facebook’s ‘Free’ WiFi Could Cost You More Than a Check-in

Earlier this month Facebook announced its partnership with Cisco; the two tech companies have teamed up to provide free WiFi access at local businesses. On the surface the price-tag will be a measly Facebook check-in. In actuality, this “free” WiFi might end up costing users more than they know. Read on to learn more about how this program will work and what you can do to keep your data safe.

How Advertisers Track You on Your Smartphone

Smartphone advertising is the new frontier. Up until now, many advertisers had no way to access user data via a smartphone, so most advertising has been a shot in the dark. But all that has changed. Keep reading to find out how they are using your data — and how it affects your online privacy.

Is Google Wiretapping You?

As you probably know by now, if you use Gmail, Google has maintained that their users should have no expectations of privacy when they use Google’s services. But now Google has been accused of wiretapping in a federal trial in Silicon Valley, and the outcome of this trial could have profound implications not just for email companies, but for any company who scans user information to serve third-party ads.

 

In-Flight WiFi: An Essential Perk for Air Travelers and Hackers

If you’re going to pay for perks when you fly, it’s worth making WiFi one of them, according to Yahoo! Finance. Connecting to WiFi in the sky gives passengers a wide variety of entertainment options; and business travelers can use their personal mobile devices to get their work done when they’re away from the office. But what many employees and the companies they work for don’t realize is that BYOD comes with serious security risks. And that could be bad for business.

Hotel Customers Want WiFi But Most Ignore the Risks

WiFi is the #1 priority for hotel customers. According to a recent study by Forrester Research, 90% wish all hotels had WiFi and 34% won’t book a hotel stay without it. But while customers are demanding a great hotel WiFi experience, most either don’t know or don’t care about the risks to their online security. Even worse, they don’t know there’s a simple way to protect their data when they use hotel hotspots.