Tagged: wifi hotspots

Irish Hotels Warned About WiFi Security Risks

Hotel WiFi may be an ideal way to stay on top of your work and keep in touch with your family when you’re away from home. But it’s also the perfect way for hackers to grab your sensitive information, as a recent experiment conducted by the IT security company Smarttech dramatically demonstrated. Find out just how easy it is to hack a hotel WiFi hotspot and what you can do to protect yourself before you log in.

Mobile Matters: Silent Threats and Where the Mobile Frontier Is Headed

Just a couple days ago, our team here was rehashing some of our biggest privacy and security topics — but the question we should be asking ourselves is not what’s the big story of 2013 – but what are the silent threats of 2014? Keep reading to learn where millions of silent security threats are lurking and what you can do to stay safe in the new year.

Mobile Workers Logging In From WiFi Hotspots Can Compromise Your Corporate Security

Do your employees surf the Web from their mobile devices using unsecure wireless networks? Do you allow them to connect to your company’s network from WiFi hotspots? If the answer to those questions is yes, you and your employees could be contributing to the epidemic of cybercrime plaguing businesses worldwide.

Gowex Might Make Public WiFi Even More Dangerous Than It Already Is

Gowex is a company based in Spain that provides free public wifi networks around the world. They have been in the news lately because they are just about to launch a network in New York City that includes 2,000 new hotspots. Gowex will service both high-traffic and lesser-known parts of the five boroughs. So what is the problem?

For ‘Optimum Security’ AT&T Urges You to Use a VPN

AT&T knows how safe (or unsafe) it is to use their public wifi networks. In AT&T’s Terms and Conditions, the company states that any public wifi network, theirs included, is inherently unsafe. And the only thing that can protect you? According to AT&T, only a VPN can do that.

 

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.

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.

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.

In-Flight WiFi: Air Travelers Would Trade Comfort For Connectivity

What would airline passengers be willing to give up in order to connect to WiFi when they fly?  Plenty, according to a new survey conducted by Honeywell’s Aerospace division: 80% said WiFi that’s as fast and reliable as what they have at home or at the office should always be available during a flight. They’re simply not comfortable without it.

Brits Are Unsure About How to Safely Use WiFi Hotspots

Half of all Brits who use public WiFi hotspots don’t understand whether the hotspot they’re connecting to is secure or unsecure. And that makes them easy targets for identity thieves and online fraudsters, according to a new WiFi hotspot survey by Experian Consumer Services. But it’s not just the Brits who don’t know or don’t care about wireless security.  It’s a huge number of hotspot users worldwide. Find out what you can do to protect your private information on public WiFi.