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[...] Coronet, which sells wireless network security products, recently published its list of best and worst airport WiFi offerings here in the United States when it comes to security. According to a study of 45 of the busiest U.S. airports, San Diego International Airport has the riskiest WiFi hotspots. The least vulnerable is Chicago Midway International Airport.
“Unfortunately, WiFi security is often sacrificed by airport operators in exchange for consumer convenience, leaving networks unencrypted, unsecured or improperly configured,” notes the study (PDF). “Even for those airports that do prioritize security, attack techniques such as the Key Reinstallation Attack (KRACK), which can break the WPA2 protocol to capture and/ or expose information shared over public and private WiFi, presents significant risk to passengers in transit.”
Network risk scores were based on the probability of an attacker on a network.
The most troublesome issues found at airports included a WiFi network named “SouthwestWiFi,” which performed an attack on SSL/HTTPS traffic at the Houston William Hobby International Airport.
(Score: 5, Insightful) by The Mighty Buzzard on Sunday July 22 2018, @10:16PM (2 children)
If you treat a public AP as anything but absolutely insecure, you deserve what you get.
My rights don't end where your fear begins.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Sunday July 22 2018, @10:43PM (1 child)
Always use a VPN?
(Score: 2) by The Mighty Buzzard on Sunday July 22 2018, @11:59PM
And never use a device with important information crossing it at all.
My rights don't end where your fear begins.