"Compared with hotel WiFi, EVERYTHING is fast. Hotel WiFi is ridiculously slow. "
@Mitch: I think it has to do with people hogging up the network with excessive downloads. Good hotels have strict bandwidth controls on the network to ensure users don't end up misusing the network.
It's a simple thing to do, shutting off file sharing. Unfortunately, many people forget or neglect to do it and end up paying for it. I agree with your suggestion that they start making students aware of this in school; it's not something you really teach, per se. More like a warning or precaution.
I agree that so many people seem to forget the most simple security practices for their own files. I hate that they are setting themselves up for a nightmare, but what can you do about ? I personally think that middle schools should teach computer security as part of their material, but that is sadly overlooked.
Only messages are encripted because it is highly undesirable that anyone could read them, and three languages in a single message happen because of the mess in one's head.
So can we say, that a mess is the best encryption?
Thanks for a very useful security 101 jolt. Your article has made more interested in checking how secure my devices are and curious to see how secure the environment around me is.
It is clear that a lot of users do not take the time to learn enough about securing their systems despite the clear and constant threat.
I recall staying at a hotel on Long Island while on vacation a few years ago and using their wireless network. It got some sort of virus, which circumvented my laptop's security system and screwed up my computer. The hotel was working with a local solution provider; the company's reps scurried around the hotel for hours, trying to fix the problem, as guests scowled at them (yes, I confess, I was one of them--I was on deadline). Another time, another hotel, and they used a different service provider to try and fix their downed wireless network. Servicing these hotels could be a great marketing tool for a national solution provider -- or the complete opposite!
I get the impression that hotels don't run the networks themselves; they just partner with specialists.
@Mitch, I agree with you. I think it makes sense for hotels to partner with specialists because it would be difficult for them to manage the network themselves. I think hotels should demand more security from these service providers becacuse ultimately it imapcts its customers.
excellent point. In California you would have been crimmially liabel, even persons who work for a company who do proof of vulnerability without a written contract between parties is in jeopardy of prosecution. And while on the subject, perhaps a brief explanation of where to begin to find the swiith that turns ooff file sharing would prove helpful
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