More than 95 percent of U.S. office workers...
More than 95 percent of U.S. office workers included in a recent Opinion Matters survey said they used open, public Wi-Fi connections at least once a week to access work e-mail or carry on other work-related activities, GFI Software said…
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Tuesday. The survey, which Opinion Matters conducted for GFI Software, included 1,000 U.S. office workers who use a tablet or smartphone and travel via bus, train or subway. Eighty-three percent of those surveyed said they used their mobile device on public transportation. More than 34 percent of those surveyed said they use public Wi-Fi at least 20 times a week during their commutes; some used it up to 70 times a week. The survey results “reveal a stark and concerning trend among commuters -- one of using their personal devices to catch up on work during their commuting downtime, but doing so over highly insecure internet connections that can be easily intercepted by other users or the operator of the access point,” said GFI Software CEO Walter Scott in a news release (http://prn.to/17HwwdT).