Stop sharing while traveling

Wednesday, November 2nd, 2011 Karen Ambrose Hickey, Editor

There’s some “over-sharing” going on.

In Stop Sharing Your Files When You Travel, David Strom explains that you are “literally sharing your computer’s data files across the hotel (and some airports too)…

The problem is that many hotels and other public spaces use a flat network for their Wifi (or even wired) service, so that once you connect up to it, you are on the same network as everyone else. In some places, there are dozens of computers visible that have sharing turned on.”

His tip: when you get ready to leave for your next trip, take the two minutes and turn off your file sharing before you leave your office or home.

As a precaution for our users (and any business traveler), you should implement client side configurations and security software to protect yourself against cases where this is wide open.

Be safe out there!

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