As the end of the year approaches and hordes of WIFI addicts head abroad for a vacation, how sure are we of the safety of public WIFI hotspots? Hackers can easily trick us into connecting to "rogue WIFI hotspots" masquerading as legitimate hotspots. So what can we do to safeguard ourselves? Dan Tan is Head of Mobile Strategic Partners, APAC, Middle East & Africa at Check Point Software Technologies.

<p>As the end of the year approaches and hordes of WIFI addicts head abroad for a vacation, how sure are we of the safety of public WIFI hotspots? Hackers can easily trick us into connecting to "rogue WIFI hotspots" masquerading as legitimate hotspots. So what can we do to safeguard ourselves?&nbsp;Dan Tan is Head of Mobile Strategic Partners, APAC, Middle East &amp; Africa at Check Point Software Technologies.</p>

Advertisement