Free WiFi is a helpful perk that you’ll find at most modern hotels. However, the WiFi at your hotel might not have the right security measures in place to protect your privacy and stop unauthorized access to your personal information. 

Before you log onto the hotel network, make sure you know how to spot key weaknesses that could leave you vulnerable to cyberattacks. We’re here to help you find those weaknesses and protect yourself anytime you’re online. 

Read below to learn how safe hotel WiFi is and how to get help if you find yourself the victim of an internet scam or cyberattack.

When you use hotel WiFi, make sure [...]

Losing someone you love is devastating and difficult to go through. Now, imagine the horror of discovering their identity has been stolen, their memory tainted by fraud and deceit. What’s even worse is that this isn’t a rare occurrence. In fact, it’s a growing threat.

Scammers prey on the vulnerable, and they don’t discriminate, either.  They steal from the young and old, the rich and poor, tearing apart the lives of those already grappling with immeasurable loss. 

Identity theft after death is not a victimless crime. The consequences are devastating and far-reaching. Consider the financial ruin these predators unleash. Bank [...]

Social media has become the hotspot for scams. It’s easy for a scammer to imitate someone else and create profiles for free. There are endless resources for scammers to generate a free profile; all they have to do is save photos of someone else and create a convincing persona. 

Throughout their history, many social media apps and sites have dealt with bots automatically making posts, adding users, or messaging other users. They followed a set script and would be designed to gain followers, advertise a site or product, or engage in some type of scam. Scammers usually see their efforts thwarted, but they come up with ways to circumvent the roadblocks to prevent them from [...]

Social media sites are nothing new, with their roots going back to the early days of the public internet. At this point, 62.6% of the world is on some form of social media platform. That’s a fairly large portion of the population, meaning that most people can be easily traced online between social media platforms or other publicly available databases. 

Methods of communication and staying in contact with others through the internet are commonplace. Chat rooms, forums, and email all preceded the eventual invention of social media. But with this reach comes a risk of identity theft. 

The kick-off point for most people’s experience with social media [...]