The Risks of Business Travel in a Wired World

SECURITY ACCESS and PROBLEMS YOU FACE WHEN TRAVELING INTERNET SECURITY RISKS OF USING PUBLIC WIFI Dangerous Hotspots 90% 2009 BY 2015 of public WiFi networks at airports, hotels, and cafes are not secured 273,000 free and pay WiFi locations in 140 countries 5.8 million public WiFi hotspots will be set around the world (2) FREE AME abcdi CONNECTED VORD A Hackers logged into the same network can "sniff" Some "free" WiFi hotspots are actually fake WiFi hotspots, setup by hackers to steal your personal information your data or directly attack your device COSTLY DATA CHARGES Data charges can be significant in some countries. Cellular companies continue to raise the fees on data bandwidth. Data charges are especially high in Japan and Switzerland. INTERNET CENSORSHIP = Internet Censorship is Growing Worldwide: There are approximately 20 countries listed by the OpenNet Initiative that censor political, social, and other types of content. O Pervasive censorship O Substantial censorship O Selective censorship O Little or no censorship O Not classified/No data Changing situation facebook - Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, or even VoIP services such as Skype are restricted or blocked in certain countries. How the Internet is Censored KEYWORD BLOCKING ADVANCED FILTERING BLACKLISTS As a website is being visited, it is scanned for certain keywords. If deemed inappropriate, the page will be blocked The Great Firewall of China, for instance, searches, restricts, and blocks access in real time Lists of whole websites or domains that are blocked BANNING PRIVATE ACCESS SURVEILLANCE COPYRIGHT RESTRICTIONS In some countries, you are required to give personal information before you are allowed to use cybercafes and the like, and then cameras are Your favorite music and music Users can only access the internet at public locations videos, movies, TV Shows may not be available outside US watching you and screenshots taken every few minutes because of copyright restrictions Geographically Restricted Content=- %3D Popular media sites such as Hulu, Netflix, Spotify, and Pandora are not accessible odside of the US. This in large is due to licensing issues within other countries NETFLIX hulu Spotify PANDORA internet radio UNSAFE PUBLIC COMPUTERS, Public computers at computer cafes or hotel's business centers often lack a firewall, antivirus software, authentication, etc. that can create security risks or even become a back door for malicious attackers REMEMBER OYES PASSWORD? O NO Computers can be loaded with keystroke loggers that gather your sensitive data Anything accessed on a public computer is also open to anyone around you Sanbl Profile Account Log Out THE SOLUTION elp Always log out after you are finished using a public computer and limit sharing of personal and sensitive information. SCAM CALLS RECEPTIO Scammers Hotels may call you under the pretext of being hotel staff, asking or "verifying" personal already have personal information on file and should not need to call you in the middle of the night to get it information IF YOU DO GET A CALL, ASK FOR THE PERSON'S NAME AND CALL BACK TO THE FRONT DESK YOURSELF TO VERIFY EXTRA SCAMMER 8 PASSPORT ALERT! BEWARE Scammers may also pose as police officers asking to see your passport, credit cards, and other sensitive documents. The solution is to do your research ahead of time, learning about the kind of scams pulled where you will be traveling and familiarize yourself with local authority LOST OR STOLEN DEVICES Crimes involving cell phones Now comprise Cell phone theft has cost consumers 40%. $30 BILLION of thefts in major American cities in 2012 HOW TO PREVENT YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION FROM BEING STOLEN IN THE EVENT YOU LOSE YOUR LAPTOP OR MOBILE DEVICE. 3G ll Insurance Password Password protect wherever possible If you travel a lot, especially for business, insure your devices Storage Above all Don't let the phone out of your sight! If you don't need the device, don't bring it in the first place Store confidential or sensitive data on a remote HOME BACK server, not the device itself You should never check-in You should never ask a stranger You should never leave your devices with your luggage, they should be carry-on only to look over your laptop or personal devices at an airport laptop or personal devices out in the open in a hotel room WHY A VPN IS A MUST-HAVE FOR TRAVELERS, HOW VPN WORKS A VPN (Virtual Private Network) masks your IP address and encrypts all internet traffic between your device and a VPN server. HACKER'S YOUR ISP can't spy on you can't steal your data Secure tunnel Secure tunnel YOUR COMPUTER IP address: X VPN SERVER IP address: Y You Tube Website operators see IP address of VPN, not yours The resulting connection is secure, allowing a traveler to use the internet safely and bypass internet restrictions and censorship. For example, if the traveler is in Dubai, and VPN server is in the USA, the traveler can access sites available in the USA that are restricted in Dubai. BENEFITS OF USING A VPN FOR TRAVELERS: g Surf the web privately and securely at public WiFi spots Bypass internet censorship and restrictions Access geo-restricted media across borders Compress data to save money on mobile costs www.travelersdest.com ex