Don't give open hotspots a security pass<article>
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Two long-time colleagues pinged me this week with unrelated but intertwined questions about connecting to publicly available Wi-Fi hotspot networks. Dwight Silverman of the
Houston Chronicle pointed out that Comcast offers a downloadable iOS profile that lets devices automatically connect to the cable company’s own hotspots—including those that piggyback on residential connections—and the networks of partner cable firms.</p><p>
Sean Captain, writing for Fast Company, was looking into a planned New York deployment of Wi-Fi kiosks that would use a not-new, but not-yet-widely-used secure method of connecting. I had heard about the standard a few years ago, and barely since; this new network might be large enough, well-placed enough, and useful to enough people to prompt more adoption.</p><p class="jumpTag"><a href="/article/3020161/security/dont-give-open-hotspots-a-security-pass.html#jump">To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here[/url]</p></section></article>
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Don't give open hotspots a security pass
