Travelers Need to Protect Themselves.

PositionCYBERSECURITY

A survey of frequent business travelers found 92% of respondents believe that protecting their privacy is important. However, their behavior suggests otherwise, as 60% feel the responsibility for cybersecurity belongs to someone else, making them vulnerable to hackers when they use a mobile phone or computer.

"When it comes to safety, people don't treat cybersecurity as seriously as they do personal safety," says June Bower, head of Marketing at InvinciBull, East Palo Alto, Calif. "Every day nearly all Americans put their identity at risk when they use public Wi-Fi without a VPN, which can lead to hacking, identity theft, or serious financial consequences."

Fifty-two percent report being hacked. Overall, women are more concerned while men take more risks. Forty-eight percent of women say they are very concerned about the safety of their data over public Wi-Fi; men, 38%. Fifty-eight percent of women have had their personal data, email, or credit card info stolen; men, 45%. Seventy-seven percent of men say they log onto free Wi-Fi weekly; women, 65%.

Free public Wi-Fi, a proven threat vector for hackers, presents a safety conundrum...

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