What You Need to Know About Cyber Safety While Traveling

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Yahoo News - 5/24/2019 - Bree Fowler - Consumer Reports - The summer travel season is officially underway, starting with millions of people hitting the road over Memorial Day weekend. But whether you’re jumping on a plane for an exotic vacation abroad or just road-tripping to grandma’s house, data security experts say it’s important to think before you click—both when planning your journey and after you hit the road. When people travel, especially when they fly, they’re often more focused on their physical safety than the digital threats around them, says Charles Henderson, global managing partner and head of the X-Force Red cybersecurity team at IBM. And yet, they make for tempting targets, because they carry valuable items such as passports, credit cards, and devices with login information for travel rewards programs—all sorts of personal data that is becoming increasingly valuable on the black market. Read more @ https://news.yahoo.com/know-cyber-safet ... 53415.html