Stay Cyber-Safe While Traveling!
Your cybersecurity shouldn’t take a vacation when you do. Check out our latest infographic to protect your data on the go:
- Before You Go: Update your devices and back up important data.
- Public Transit: Keep your devices secure and avoid accessing sensitive info.
- Cards: Use credit cards for better fraud protection and monitor your accounts.
- Devices: Lock your devices and encrypt sensitive data.
- Wi-Fi Security: Use a VPN on public Wi-Fi and disable auto-connect for Wi-Fi/Bluetooth.
- Social Media: Avoid sharing your travel plans in real-time and adjust privacy settings.
- International Travel: Research local cybersecurity laws and use secure data plans.
- Protect Access: Enable multi-factor authentication for all accounts.
Keep your digital life secure, no matter where you are!
Why Proxy-Based Firewalls Are Not Enough
The first proxy-based firewalls achieved the basic task of controlling which websites users could access on the Internet. Since then, the technology has developed and evolved to provide additional features like malware detection and blocking, in-line data loss prevention (DLP), SSL/TLS inspection and bandwidth control.
Coronavirus panic at the service of government-backed hacker groups
As we wrote in a previous post, the current pandemic is an excellent source of cyber attacks (as well). However, it is not only profit-making that is behind these operations, but the political, ideological load is at least as crucial as monetization. For groups with a state background (almost infinite availability of financial, material and human resources), another phenomenon has emerged at the global level, affecting most people (in this case everyone).