TECH TALK
the Serengeti, the weak and lazy are soon culled from the herd. Public Wi-Fi networks are typically not secured, unencrypted, and/ or improperly confi gured, and are used by thousands of travelers at a time, most of which have little or no security on their devices and are not aware of the need to do so. If you are accessing these airport networks without strong security, you are essentially a wounded gazelle with a bleeding leg just asking to become dinner. And the number of threats has been increasing in recent years as criminals tend to fl ock to areas where a large number of potential victims congregate. Add in the fact that many travelers have passport information as part of their travel data, and other juicy details which can be used to steal identities and credit cards, and
you have an environment ripe with problems. According to the 2019 IBM
(Security) X-Force Threat Intelligence Index, the transportation industry is the second-most targeted industry, with 13% of documented attacks, behind the fi nancial industry at 19%. 566 million records from the travel and transportation industry have been stolen or compromised in publicly-reported breaches since early 2018. While much of this is from companies that were not able to stop cyber-attacks, travelers are also at greater risk. A survey by IBM Security reported that more than 70% of traveling Americans surveyed have connected to public Wi-Fi, used a public USB station, or enabled Wi-Fi auto- connect on their devices which puts
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their information at risk. Business travelers often use laptops or tablets, with sensitive company data on them, and their data may possibly be more valuable to criminals. Alan Gallagher, president of
Virtual Security International (VSI), provides this defense of Wi-Fi, “the Wi-FI networks aren’t at fault, it is the endpoints. As long as you are using SSL (typing in https://) in your URL, the tunnel is secure. Doesn’t matter which Wi-Fi that you are using.” Alan also recommends that if you do not see the ‘https’ to indicate a secure session has been established, be careful of what you transmit over Wi-Fi.
All of this means that while the
world is moving to an always-on, always-connected environment, replacing paper documents with electronic data and a reliance on all of this, most people (and companies, apparently) are not prepared on how to secure themselves. Here are some ideas on how to
address the issues discussed: 1. Strong passwords for all of your accounts. Have I mentioned this earlier…?
2. Try to determine the Wi-Fi network name(s) which are valid. There are often signs or displays with this so that you do not connect to an illegitimate network looking to steal your information. Remember that even actual legitimate networks hosted by establishments can be exposed to digital eavesdropping. Only use Wi- Fi if necessary, and use your cellular connection on a smartphone if possible. Be sure to disable auto- connect to networks to better protect yourself. Make sure that key websites you connect to use SSL (you will see ‘https’ in the browser URL, otherwise be careful of which sites you visit.
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