You pack your first aid kit, you take a picture of your passport, and you buy travel insurance for the trip, hoping you’ll never actually need it. But somewhere between booking the flights and throwing the clothes in the suitcase, most people forget about their own devices and the real ways in which they become the compromise we’re so worried about.

This isn’t about being paranoid. It’s about closing the fear and gaps that get exploited all the time, whether in airports, hostels, or cafes all around the world.

Public Wi-Fi Is Where Most Travel Security Problems Start

The free network at some airport lounge or the one at that guesthouse in Lisbon is too tempting, isn’t it? We all have used those at some point to quickly send an email or respond to a family member, but these are all potential problems. A technique called a “man-in-the-middle” attack lets