September 10 2025

On the Road? Hotel Wifi Router Risks

Though the vulnerability is now patched, a critical security hole in some routers from a Singapore-based company that supplies network equipment to hotels around the world gave attackers the ability to intercept or modify traffic flowing through the routers. Takeaways? Use VPN when accessing the corporate network, keep malware protections up to date, and avoid tasks that can wait until a trusted access point is available. [3/30/15]