Staying at a MI property? Make sure your computer is secure!
Apr 11, 2012 | 7:22 am
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Staying at a MI property? Make sure your computer is secure!
Hah! Glad someone was smart enough to catch them!
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Apr 11, 2012 | 7:26 am
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Apr 11, 2012 | 1:22 pm
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turns out the hotel wasn't aware the service provider was doing this - once it was brought to their attention they immediately had the issue corrected
Apr 11, 2012 | 3:24 pm
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You think that they would at least have some disclaimer about this.
Apr 12, 2012 | 8:14 am
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Assume that any "public" internet access is suspect. This is particularly true for wi-fi links - easily sniffed, and very easy to do a man-in-the-middle attack.
I had the support desk for the internet connection at one Marriott property tell me that I had to turn my computer firewall off (which would have given them and anyone else full access to my machine) because "we firewall, and you having a firewall on causes problems". I was looking for support as I couldn't set up a VPN OR an SSL connection.
That was when I started spending the money for a cellular wireless connection, and running a VPN connection full-time for internet access.
The hotel may not have known, and most internet providers won't tell you about the things they do.
I had the support desk for the internet connection at one Marriott property tell me that I had to turn my computer firewall off (which would have given them and anyone else full access to my machine) because "we firewall, and you having a firewall on causes problems". I was looking for support as I couldn't set up a VPN OR an SSL connection.
That was when I started spending the money for a cellular wireless connection, and running a VPN connection full-time for internet access.
The hotel may not have known, and most internet providers won't tell you about the things they do.