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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.
In Queensland, Australia, local police identified a large number of homes and businesses without secure WiFi connections and plan on distributing information in mailboxes about how they can better secure their routers. Read More
From session hijacking to session sidejacking, do you know all your vulnerable points in wifi hotspots?
If not, check out a new white paper from Cisco called “The Future of Hotspots: Making Wi-Fi as Secure and Easy to Use as Cellular.”
We have warned about these kinds of hotspot attacks for years, but it is significant that Cisco agrees with our analysis. After all, Cisco is the largest manufacturer of wifi equipment, having shipped 10 million wifi access points to customers.
If they are saying that wifi hotspots are inherently vulnerable to attacks, you can be sure that they know what they are talking about. Read More
Nintendo has teamed up with hotspot provider Boingo to offer free wifi in 42 airports, a well-played marketing move intended to highlight the connectivity features of the Nintendo 3DS.
Nintendo 3DS gamers will be able to access the Nintendo Zone, where they can download content and view all Nintendo news and special offers, stream online videos, and download games. Read More
One of the things we’re always told to do when using public wifi in a hotel (or any other place) is to turn off file sharing. Okay, that sounds like a smart thing to do, but what exactly does it entail? And can someone on the same wifi network we are on actually access our files? Click the headline above to find out what you need to do before your next hotel stay! Read More
San Francisco is set to offer free public wifi along stretches of Market Street, with plans for free wifi in the Castro district to the Ferry Building by early next year. San Francisco’s acting Chief Information Officer Jon Walton said in this SF Gate article that “the network should provide adequate coverage for common Internet use,” but San Francisco residents need to learn about the privacy risks on wireless networks and use a personal VPN! Read More
It’s a bird, it’s a plane, it’s a WiFi bird snooper? The New York Times has an interesting look into a remote-controlled bird named WASP that is barely four feet long yet becomes “an imperceptible, quietly humming little creature when it hovers overhead.” The article says it could be deployed over an office building to sniff out information going across its wireless network. If the office network is well-secured, “the plane could follow one of its employees on a trip to a neighborhood Starbucks to use the cafe’s WiFi network [and] mimic the cafe’s network, luring the unwitting employee and allowing access to a laptop or cellphone.” As the article suggests, “in Starbucks, no one can hear your laptop scream.” Read More
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This article in The Province interviews security expert Jason Glassberg, who says the hazards associated with public WiFi networks are so numerous that he does not log on to them. Instead, as the article notes, “when he must access the Internet on a public network, he does so through a virtual private network – VPN in industry speak – that allows him to encrypt his data through a personal server back home.” Read More
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In his latest Ask the Expert column, CEO Kent Lawson points out that most hotel networks are completely unsecured. Read more to discover why the risks associated with using a hotel network — whether wired or wirelessly — are much greater than using a wireless network at your home or office, and some simple steps you can take to protect yourself today. Read More
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There can be significant data-security risks for those who take advantage of using the Internet in hotels and resorts around the world. Most large hotels use a third-party provider to deliver WiFi to hotel guests, which means the hotel may not have double-checked that it is using a network that meets current standards for online security and privacy. Read More
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