Is Hotel WiFi Safe?

The Shared Security Podcast by Tom Eston and Scott Wright

Sep 7, 202614:33Technology

Hotel Wi‑Fi is not automatically unsafe, but Microsoft’s CaptiveCrunch reporting shows how a routine captive-portal connection can be manipulated into credential theft or malware delivery.

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