Your travel habits can leak sensitive info about you. Here’s what to do instead
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Travel is now a predictable spike in attack surface—public Wi‑Fi, shared devices, and looser habits. CISOs should treat peak vacation windows like mini “Black Fridays” for security and pre-brief staff accordingly.
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