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12-22-2016, 04:32 AM
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â??Convenience trumps security with Australian public Wi-Fi habits: RMIT (http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&fd=R&ct2=ca&usg=AFQjCNHwwxuI1xeuFNPZFq-QFFq1RqeH5w&clid=c3a7d30bb8a4878e06b80cf16b898331&cid=52779315216952&ei=jWVbWOikIJi3hAGHmae4Dg&url=http://www.zdnet.com/article/convenience-trumps-security-with-australian-public-wi-fi-habits-rmit/)
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A study by RMIT University has found that around 2 million Australians are often risking data breaches by logging into internet banking and conducting other financial transactions on unsecured public Wi-Fi networks. In compiling its report [PDF ...
Despite The Risks, Two Million Australians Use Public Wi-Fi For Online Banking Every Day (http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&fd=R&ct2=ca&usg=AFQjCNGtmJuEd8MmSrTmMYO1Vz04jOGL2g&clid=c3a7d30bb8a4878e06b80cf16b898331&cid=52779315216952&ei=jWVbWOikIJi3hAGHmae4Dg&url=http://www.gizmodo.com.au/2016/12/two-million-australians-use-public-wi-fi-for-online-banking-every-day/)Gizmodo Australia
Cybersecurity threat posed by public Wi-Fi use (http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&fd=R&ct2=ca&usg=AFQjCNHMhDDaXtXqQ2h64rYuzsCmFQJ_dw&clid=c3a7d30bb8a4878e06b80cf16b898331&cid=52779315216952&ei=jWVbWOikIJi3hAGHmae4Dg&url=http://www.technologydecisions.com.au/content/wireless-mobility/news/cybersecurity-threat-posed-by-public-wi-fi-use-27857390)Technology Decisions

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