You might think that morning latte at your favorite coffee shop is a leisurely perk of working at home. You can get out of the house, sip some brew and get some bits of work done.
And, while you are at it, expose your company to a multi-million dollar computer fraud scheme.
A 2018 survey by iPass found that coffee shop and cafe unsecured Wi-Fi networks rank number one in the list of the most dangerous places to log on. They found that 81 percent of security respondents saw security incidents during the year and 62 percent occurred at cafes and coffee shops.
Next most dangerous:
– Airports, 60 percent.
– Hotels, 52 percent.
– Train stations, 30 percent.
– Exhibition centers, 26 percent.
– In flight, 20 percent.
Security experts recommend using a secure VPN. Numerous Virtual Private Network connections are available including, ExpressVPN, NordVPN, and Surfshark.
Rick Good spent ten years in the newspaper business, including with The News & Observer (Raleigh, NC) and The Greenville News (Greenville, SC). He co-wrote, with Melinda Coleman, Rutledge to Riley: Governors of South Carolina, 1776–Present (Published by The Greenville News), and is the author of Mind Games Trivia #1 (Amazon). He has recently spent 15 years creating original trivia content through Sounds Good Mobile Entertainment and continues that with his new company, SGME Software. He edits The Smart Reader’s money, real estate, and business coverage.
