The organization surveyed 6,000 technology users across six countries — the US, UK, France, Germany, Italy, and Australia — to determine how their personal actions could introduce cybersecurity vulnerabilities within the organizations they work for.
The results show that users’ WiFi and virtual private network (VPN) use remain suspect. Of particular concern is the fact that home WiFi networks are often left fully unprotected, opening the door for remote workers to be compromised — and for their employers to be compromised in turn.
https://www.wombatsecurity.com/blog/user-risk-report-44-of-workers-dont-password-protect-home-wifi
Hi Haitao
Thanks for sharing the information o us, because Wi-Fi is widely used in every family. It is important to protect the wifi password properly. It is also significant to train users to improve their security awareness. According to the article, 32% of survey respondents said they don’t know what a VPN is, and another 22% said they don’t feel the need to use one. VPN is the securest method to use . Therefore, users need to learn more about technologies to protect their information.
Hi Haitao,
Unprotected Home Wi-Fi indeed introduces risks to be compromised and gives possibility of data breach. People should know the importance of protecting home networks and behave securely.
I thought that most Internet providers force users to come up with a unique password when they setup wifi nowadays. Maybe Comcast is just better than some other companies. Another thing that I have always found amusing is how especially in other countries, the wifi password is 88888888. 8 eights. From what we’ve learned in this class, even having access to a wifi network allows for people to do quite a bit of damage. People can sit outside your house while they still have range and observe traffic and even take down your iOT devices. This is why people should never check their bank account at Starbucks or in a hotel lobby.
This is far too shocking to stomach. I suppose the 44% of people that don’t change their password are also like to use the phrase, “I don’t have anything to hide.” I feel like that phrase has become a infection for laziness. How hard would it be for manufacturers to create a setup procedure that requires all new device setups to “change password.” A simple step that won’t allow connection until default credentials have changed. It is no wonder DDoS attacks are so effective.