Why you should avoid hotel Wi-Fi like the plague

Introduction and risks of hotel Wi-FiEverybody loves free Wi-Fi. It's one of the number one reasons for choosing a hotel, and there are even websites dedicated to it. But it's not safe."Hotel Wi-Fi is designed for easy and frictionless access," says Stephen Moody, Solutions Director, EMEA at ThreatMetrix. "Devices are connecting to insecure, non-encrypted Wi-Fi networks." The bottom line is this: use hotel Wi-Fi and you may be open to scams, hacks, viruses and malicious softw