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If you think healthcare data breaches that expose patients’ sensitive information are rare events, think again. A recent study found that 43% of all data breaches happened in the healthcare sector. During the past three years, 21 million healthcare records have been compromised, according to HHS. Could yours be one of them?
Find out how unencrypted health data and mobile devices are jeopardizing patient privacy protection and exposing you to identity theft. Read More
Online dating services offer a convenient and personalized way to meet that special someone. But along with matchmaking possibilities, these websites can provide an avenue for thieves to steal your identity and wreak havoc with more than your love life.
The Federal Trade Commission estimates that the identities of up to 9 million Americans are stolen annually. The Consumer Reports National Research Center puts that figure even higher, saying that nearly 16 million American households were victims of identity theft during the past year. In many cases, hackers accessed the victims’ online information, according to the Center’s latest survey.
In the world of online dating, a security breach of eHarmony’s system offers one cautionary tale. Some 1.5 million passwords belonging to eHarmony members were recently stolen and posted to the Web, according to news reports. Read More
Using a personal virtual private network is the only way to guard your privacy at a public WiFi hotspot, yet CNN missed a significant opportunity to point out this simple fact in its recent reporting on travel-related cyber-crime.
Other mainstream media — such as The Huffington Post, The New York Times, and the Chicago Sun-Times (in their words: “Well, why are you sending data in clear text over open networks, anyway? You should never ever do that”) — have heartily endorsed the use of a personal VPN like Private WiFi.
Yet in its recent post, CNN acknowledged that the best approach for business travelers when using public WiFi is to remotely log into their employers’ VPN. Read More
It’s a perk that is welcome by almost any traveler stuck for hours in a metal tube at 30,000 feet: wireless Internet!
For better or worse, wireless Internet service is almost everywhere.
Alaska Airlines, Virgin America, and Delta have already installed WiFi on its entire mainline fleet. American Airlines will install the service fully by the end of 2012. Same plans are in the works for JetBlue, Southwest, and Icelandair.
With so many airlines offering — or planning to offer — wireless Internet service, are airline companies inadvertently risking their passengers’ safety? Read More
We are happy to announce an exciting partnership with AOL to offer fully licensed subscriptions of our flagship software on AOL’s Lifestore.com.
This means that AOL users can immediately download a 30-day free trial of PRIVATE WiFi and/or purchase a monthly subscription for $9.99. There is no commitment, so users can cancel at any time without penalties.
Members can download up to three complimentary PRIVATE WiFi licenses for their laptops, which if purchased separately would amount to an annual retail expense of nearly $360. Read More
Do you ever wonder why so many Americans are becoming victims of identity fraud? According to the 2012 Identity Fraud Report by Javelin Strategy & Research, one of the chief reasons is our irresponsible mobile behavior. Find out why Wifi hotspot users continue to ignore the risks to their wireless security – and what you can do to avoid getting burned.
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We’ve heard from The Huffington Post, we’ve heard from The New York Times, but this latest recommendation to use a personal virtual private network (VPN) is definitely the best and most direct so far:
“Well, why are you sending data in clear text over open networks, anyway? You should never ever do that.”
So states the Chicago Sun-Times, the latest major media outlet to come out with an endorsement for a personal VPN like Private WiFi.
The problem of hacking and wireless crime is only getting worse, and getting worse fast, according to a local Florida news station.
This local news video warns that “if you are on an untrusted network, don’t trust it,” and that’s wise advice whether you’re traveling internationally or simply working at your local coffee shop.
Indeed, as we’ve long pointed out, WiFi hotspots are inherently unsafe and the only true protection is a personal VPN like Private WiFi. A personal VPN will encrypt your information and keep hackers from stealing what no one else should see. Read More
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In a new travel article in The Washington Post‘s Lifestyle section, the author points out the issues involved with traveling abroad and using our smartphones.
One of the points raised is that travelers need to first find a hotspot and “as at home, you’ll be at the mercy of the vagaries of wireless signals.” Read More
A new study out of New Zealand has highlighted the huge security risks for those accessing wireless networks.
In an accompanying interview, the study’s author shares many of the same sentiments that we report on regularly:
“There is an ever-expanding range of WiFi-enabled devices…add this to the bevy of free WiFi access in high traffic public places, such as cafes, airports, fast food outlets and shopping centres, and you get a landscape that is ripe for cybercriminals.”
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