Tax filers using open WiFi networks: risk data theft
Posted by: Timothy Weaver on 04/13/2015 06:16 AM
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Protect Your Bubble, an identity theft protection provider, has found that nearly 65% of tax filers do so on open access WiFi networks.
Brian Richards, product operations manager, said that this "shocking" percentage of filers could be because of simple lack of awareness of the dangers of using open WiFi networks.
"They could be getting comfortable in a routine and not be aware of the WiFi they're logged into,” he said.
People invariably connect to local coffee shop networks and store their passwords on eCommerce sites. A quarter of those surveyed use public WiFi hotspots to make a purchase or access their bank account.
“You're basically giving the retailer your information and trusting that they have a security platform to handle it,” Richard said about keeping passwords stored on eCommerce providers' websites.
The survey polled 1250 people and found that 72% still carry their social security cards in their wallets.
Source: SCMagazine
Brian Richards, product operations manager, said that this "shocking" percentage of filers could be because of simple lack of awareness of the dangers of using open WiFi networks."They could be getting comfortable in a routine and not be aware of the WiFi they're logged into,” he said.
People invariably connect to local coffee shop networks and store their passwords on eCommerce sites. A quarter of those surveyed use public WiFi hotspots to make a purchase or access their bank account.
“You're basically giving the retailer your information and trusting that they have a security platform to handle it,” Richard said about keeping passwords stored on eCommerce providers' websites.
The survey polled 1250 people and found that 72% still carry their social security cards in their wallets.
Source: SCMagazine
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