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Pending city approval, free WiFi is expected to hit the streets of Boston this summer, turning about 16 existing pay phones into wireless hacking hotspots.
The hotspots will offer ongoing Internet access for an unlimited amount of time at no cost to users or taxpayers — but does the city know what it’s potentially doing to its throngs of residents, students, and tourists? Keep reading to learn the top four reasons this isn’t such a good idea. Read More
When WiFi users complain about getting hacked on their home networks, it’s often the result of their own careless wireless behavior — everything from using simple passwords to outdated security. But a new study reveals that home WiFi users aren’t the only ones responsible for some very serious wireless security problems. Thirteen of the most popular home and small office routers have critical security vulnerabilities that could create major risks to users — risks that are out of their control.
Find out which routers you should watch out for and what you can do to protect your online security. Read More
If you’re one of the millions of Wifi users constantly looking for new ways to connect, a new free app called Instabridge might sound like just the ticket. The company promises to build the world’s largest Wifi network by letting users connect to their friends’ Wifi via Facebook.
But what would that mean for your wireless security and your privacy? We don’t think you’ll like the answer.
Wireless technology has made it possible to create implantable medical devices that do everything from monitoring the heart rhythms of patients to delivering the correct amount of insulin to diabetics. But according to a new report by the General Accounting Office, that lifesaving technology has also left the door wide open to hackers.
Find out why wireless medical devices could be dangerous to your health and to your pocketbook. 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
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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Forbes featured an in-depth article this week about the risks inherent in hotel wireless networks. It highlights the importance of using a personal virtual private network (VPN).
The article includes new warnings from the FBI’s Internet Crime Complaint Center — for example, tips such as “download software updates direct from the vendor’s website” — but the Forbes writer opines further and offers the following words of advice:
In addition to this, I would recommend that all important information — including, but not limited to, emails, documents, IMs and web logins — is sent over secure HTTP or a VPN.
By now, you’ve undoubtedly heard that revealing sensitive information at Wifi hotspots is like playing Russian Roulette with your identity. But you may not know that your network security can also be easily compromised when you’re using Wifi in the privacy of your own home.
A Canadian news outlet has shared an article that offers simple tips to protect against identity theft — and it says the number-one way people become victimized is “using public or unsecured wireless Internet connections.” Read More
A new report says public wifi hotspots are expected to increase by 350% in the next four years, as operators look for ways to offload traffic from their mobile networks. This PCWorld article also highlights the “proliferation of smartphones” and how they may overtake laptops as the most popular way to connect to hotspots. Read More
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