Summer vacations are the best—school is out, work slows down a bit, your destination is picked, and bags are packed, and you’re ready to hit the road with your best travel companion—your smartphone! From keeping your kid entertained with video games and apps, to taking pictures and sharing them with your friends and family on various social media sites like Instagram, Facebook, … [Read more...]
Dear Journal and the Misconfigured Access Points
Dear Journal, Flight to Spain from London was a short one. My owner made a friend on the flight and I stayed powered off during the entire 2-hour and 25-minute duration. Ibiza, pronounced ‘Ee-bee-tha’, attracts nearly six million tourists a year. Not bad for 571 square kilometers (220 square miles) island with a population of around 150,000 people. From the plane, we … [Read more...]
Dear Journal and the Man-in-the-Middle Attack
Dear Journal, This is where my journey begins. 35,000 feet in the air and as soon as he’s able he powers me on, AGAIN. Whatever happened to “Sorry for a delayed reply, I was on a plane!” Come on man, enjoy 9½ hours of uninterrupted time staring into the clouds, reading that in-flight magazine, or better yet catching up on your sleep! Nope, he’s not listening to me as he’s is … [Read more...]
Join Mac on his Wi-Fi adventure around the world and have no fear, secure Wi-Fi is here!
Dear Journal, Starting today I’m trying something new. I’m writing a journal to document my upcoming business trip across the world. Yup, you heard this right – 8 days traveling the world with my owner. This upcoming travel is definitely more business than pleasure, but boy am I excited! I’m a little nervous because with travel comes security concerns. They say security is … [Read more...]
The World’s Busiest Airport Shuts off Wi-Fi Amid a Ransomware Attack
Today the Wall Street Journal reported that the Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport shut off Wi-Fi service as a security precaution while an active ransomware attack took place on the city. Early reports are indicating that multiple city official computers have had their files encrypted and held at ransom by an attack known as SamSam. The Atlanta airport had … [Read more...]
