{"id":14080,"date":"2018-07-26T15:39:44","date_gmt":"2018-07-26T14:39:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.kaspersky.co.uk\/blog\/?p=14080"},"modified":"2019-11-22T10:03:06","modified_gmt":"2019-11-22T10:03:06","slug":"safe-secure-holiday","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kaspersky.co.uk\/blog\/safe-secure-holiday\/14080\/","title":{"rendered":"Safe and secure online, on holiday"},"content":{"rendered":"

Hopefully, you\u2019ve read\u00a0our advice<\/a>\u00a0on researching and booking holidays and other travel safely and securely. But have you thought about how to keep yourself protected online while you\u2019re away, whether it\u2019s the annual family holiday or a short break?<\/p>\n

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Whether you\u2019re basking in the sunshine or enjoying the snowy slopes, it can be easy to forget that your online safety is as important as your sunscreen or goggles. So we\u2019d like to offer some simple advice to help ensure that when it comes to being online, you\u2019re as safe when away as when you\u2019re at home.<\/p>\n

Look after your mobile devices<\/strong><\/h3>\n

The great thing about smartphones and tablets is that they\u2019re small and portable. The downside to this is that they\u2019re easy to lose, and easy for someone to steal. The consequences of this happening in your own country are bad enough, but if you\u2019re abroad, you face additional inconvenience, expense and, often, upset.<\/p>\n

When you\u2019re out and about \u2013 especially in city centres \u2013 keep your phone or\u00a0tablet<\/a>\u00a0close to you and get it out only when you have to in a safe place, to answer a message or check the map. Don\u2019t leave it unattended in cafes, bars or public transport, and if there isn\u2019t a safe in your hotel room, we recommend you take it with you.<\/p>\n

And remember that apartments, villas, ski lodges or caravans all make attractive targets for thieves, so take care here as well.<\/p>\n

Wi-Fi hotspots<\/strong><\/h3>\n

When you\u2019re on holiday \u2013 just like when you\u2019re at home \u2013 there\u2019s nothing easier and more convenient than being able to connect to Wi-Fi in your hotel room, the caf\u00e9 or a bar. You can keep up with your friends, check the news, catch up on your email (uh oh, you\u2019re meant to be relaxing!) and check your bank account.<\/p>\n

But have you considered if that\u00a0<\/em>hotspot<\/em><\/a>\u00a0is secure, and what information you might be revealing inadvertently?<\/em><\/p>\n

If you\u2019re doing anything private online such as banking, paying for something, logging into a shopping site or confidential email \u2013 our advice is: don\u2019t do it using a Wi-Fi\u00a0hotspot<\/a>, but use your data (remember, roaming is cheaper these days) or a mobile dongle.<\/p>\n

This is because with hotspots, you have no guarantee that the connection is secure, so there\u2019s a chance that it could be eavesdropped on orhijacked. Even if you need a code or your email to log on, it\u2019s not worth the risk.<\/p>\n

Social media<\/strong><\/h3>\n

When you\u2019re having a great time on holiday, there\u2019s nothing quite like sharing it with posts and photos on your favourite social media platform, right?<\/p>\n

Right, but the problem is, you can never be sure who\u2019s going to end up seeing what you\u2019ve posted and these days, social media has become the best friend of both burglars and fraudsters.<\/p>\n

Advertise that fact that your home is unoccupied \u2013 even if it\u2019s only for a weekend break \u2013 and you\u2019re risking having it broken into. This isn\u2019t uncommon, and even high-profile<\/a>\u00a0celebs have fallen victim. Insurance companies are now refusing to pay out if they find you\u2019ve posted that you\u2019re away so surely this, combined with the thought that somebody could be going through all your belongings while you\u2019re away, would make you think twice.<\/p>\n

We mentioned fraudsters using social media too, and this one affects your workplace. It\u2019s become commonplace for fraudsters to combine the fact that you\u2019re away on holiday with other snippets gained on LinkedIn or a sly phone call to defraud your business. They\u2019ll impersonate a supplier, the bank, HMRC or \u2013 if you\u2019re a senior exec,\u00a0you<\/em>\u00a0\u2013 to extract money out of an unwitting colleague. You can only begin to imagine the consequences.<\/p>\n

In conclusion<\/strong><\/h3>\n

We want to you relax and enjoy your break\u00a0and<\/em>\u00a0be able to enjoy your online experience seamlessly and safely while you\u2019re away too. Following this practical holiday advice and the other online safety basics on\u00a0our website<\/a>, that shouldn\u2019t be a problem.<\/p>\n

Have a great time!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

With holiday season in full swing, how do you keep your digital life safe and secure? Tim Mitchell from Get Safe Online talks about how you can stay safe.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2479,"featured_media":14084,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[228],"class_list":{"0":"post-14080","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-tips","8":"tag-holiday"},"hreflang":[{"hreflang":"en-gb","url":"https:\/\/www.kaspersky.co.uk\/blog\/safe-secure-holiday\/14080\/"}],"acf":[],"banners":"","maintag":{"url":"https:\/\/www.kaspersky.co.uk\/blog\/tag\/holiday\/","name":"holiday"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.kaspersky.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14080","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.kaspersky.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.kaspersky.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.kaspersky.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2479"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.kaspersky.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=14080"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.kaspersky.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14080\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":17315,"href":"https:\/\/www.kaspersky.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14080\/revisions\/17315"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.kaspersky.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/14084"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.kaspersky.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=14080"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.kaspersky.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=14080"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.kaspersky.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=14080"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}