How to Surf Safely at a WiFi Hotspot Location

Whotspot, a leading provider of turnkey WiFi Hotspot equipment and services, announces its new Blog focussed on WiFi and Business. The first in a series of postings tackles the issue of security at WiFi Hotspots.

Montreal, QC (PRWEB) September 13, 2006 -- Whotspot, a leading provider of turnkey WiFi Hotspot equipment and services, announces its new Blog focussed on WiFi and Business. The first in a series of postings tackles the issue of security at WiFi Hotspots.

The current boom in WiFi Hotspots, Municipal WiFi and impending WiMAX proliferation have all contributed to the flattening of the world. We are all connected. Most times, this is a good thing. Occasionally, this is not.

The moment users power on their laptop at a public location they are vulnerable. Sniffers, hackers, spammers and identity thieves are waiting for the right opportunity to get personal information, identity, passwords, account numbers, corporate files, personal pictures and financial information. They are also looking to use laptops to broadcast spam, viruses and worms to the world, while you go for your coffee.

Whotspot was established to provide simple, low cost, turnkey, hotspot equipment and managed services. To address the broader issues of WiFi security, the company has decided to start a Blog, open to the public 24 x 7, written in terms that anyone can understand. The first in a series of articles addresses the issues of safe surfing and how to protect a computer when venturing outdoors with a WiFi device.

The Blog is posted at whotspot.blogspot.com.

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