6 Tips for Securing Wi-Fi During Summer Vacation
This summer, 176 million Americans will leave their worries behind and hit the road for a much-needed summer retreat. What won’t be left in the dust? Wi-Fi.
In a recent report, nearly one third of leisure traveler respondents and more than two thirds of business traveler respondents said that they would not return to a hotel that had poor Wi-Fi service. However, while travelers’ main concerns are often related to the reliability and cost of Wi-Fi, they often don’t consider how secure the Wi-Fi is in their new destination.
Wherever you choose to go this summer, keep these tips in mind for securing Wi-Fi, to stay safe online during your time away from home and in the public Wi-Fi realm:
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Use strong passwords – Don’t use the same password for everything, and don’t make them something easy to guess. A combination of letters (both capital and lowercase), numbers, and symbols is best to keep your information safe.
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Avoid logging in – Try to stay away from websites where you have to log in to access information, as your personal history and any data entered into that site is vulnerable.
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Use the phone network – Either use a personal, secured mobile hotspot on your phone or the cellular connection to avoid the use of public Wi-Fi.
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Disable autofill – This feature may be helpful, but if your device is stolen or hacked, it gives criminals access to all of your data without even trying.
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Use secure Wi-Fi – Don’t log into unsecured Wi-Fi. Use a personal hotspot or a secured Wi-Fi connection whenever possible.
- Don’t enter sensitive data – Logging onto a mobile banking site may be convenient, but if you are on unsecured Wi-Fi, you could be giving hackers access to your bank account. If you have to enter your banking or credit card information, make sure that you are on a secure (https) website.
However if you or your organization is looking for guaranteed security when using public Wifi during your summer travels and on a daily basis, it’s worth considering Koolspan’s TrustCall. The TrustChip technology delivers hardware or software based end-to-end security for mobile phones and devices – working as a two-way secure tunnel that encrypts and mutually authenticates traffic regardless of vulnerabilities in underlying networks on the device. This method is safer than solely software-focused encryption services that scatter encryption outside of the device. To learn more, contact KoolSpan or call 240-880-4400.
