As COVID-19 infection rates shift and countries reopen their borders for tourism, travel in some places has returned at an even higher rate than pre-pandemic. With expanding travel comes expanding cyber risks, it is as important as ever for those heading abroad this summer to practice cyber hygiene. Jonas Walker, a Security Strategist with Fortinet's FortiGuard Labs, offers his insight into how to stay safe and avoid attacks from threat actors while traveling in today's cyber world. Why is practicing cyber hygiene essential for travelers Cyber hygiene is like personal hygiene, its all about having a daily routine. That includes good practices to ensure that your environment stays clean, especially when traveling. When you travel, you typically carry a device, a computer or...
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As domestic traveling is getting more popular, hackers use hotel Wi-Fi to attack travelers With traveling on the rise again, experts warn about the risks public Wi-Fi in hotels may pose. As 50% of people choose to travel domestically, this puts the data of a lot of travelers in danger. “As noticed by the FBI, hackers often use hotel Wi-Fi to attack guests during their stay. This is especially important now that travelers are keen to see more familiar places or find hidden gems in the distance of a car ride and stay in the local hotels, which often have poorly secured networks,” NordVPN’s digital privacy expert Daniel Markuson explains. How can hotel Wi-Fi be hacked? Hackers can connect to hotel Wi-Fi as easily as guests do, snoop on users’ online activity and steal their p...
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