SSID – service set identifier
Big mystery solved eh, eye roll.
It’s like, a snobby way of asking the WiFi network name… “oh Clarence, what’s your SSID dahling?” *tea cup pinky*
When securing your WiFi network use WPA2 (never WEP). Then hide the name, don’t broadcast it, “cloak your network”, practice security through obscurity.
How to do that, here: How to Change your Router Password
Wanting to make it easy for guests, a hotel lobby WiFi network is usually left open and unsecured, no password required.
A lobby is a target rich environment – the people using hotel WiFi are often booking travel plans, making reservations, using their credit card. Plus, it’s easy to blend into a lobby, and not look out of place sitting for a long time with a laptop.
Spotted at this year’s SecTor online security conference. It was part of the capture-the-flag game, and a good example of why to never buy or use a strip cut shredder.
This is what I own.
It’s not as secure as you think though, because look: this is me digging for only a few minutes.
See how I made it seem like I’m up to something nefarious? Information is a weapon guys, dispose of it accordingly.
AKA “confetti cut”. I should’ve spent the extra few bucks and bought one of these.
It just annihilates the document.
Don’t make the mistake I did, and buy a micro shreder.
In your internet browser preferences, look for the option, “open files automatically after downloading” and make sure it is OFF.
This is a Safari example.
Opening a file is what unleashes the problems.
Those problems (malware, virus, trojan horse, whatever) can be hidden within a photo, text document, music file, and especially a PDF.
Visit a webpage > a file is downloaded without your consent > that box is checked > file opens > computer is compromised
Any service that allows you to download a file, should have this setting OFF. Skype, chat program, email program…
Therefore, even if the file downloads automatically, you can then delete it from the downloads folder, without opening it.