Is It Safe to Use Hotel WiFi?使用酒店WiFi安全吗？

埃本·迪斯金/文　朱德坤/译

Its among the first things we say—sometimes to no one in particular—when we check into our hotel room： “whats the WiFi password？”

入住酒店时，我们最先说的几句话里往往有一句“ WiFi密码是多少？”甚至有时只是喃喃自语。

Well， logging onto the hotels internet might not be as innocuous as it seems. It often lacks adequate security controls and privacy， making it a prime target for cyber criminals looking to steal your information. Does this mean you should be paranoid every time you use hotel WiFi？ Absolutely not. But there are a few things you can do to keep yourself and your information safe while traveling.

实际上，连入酒店的网络可能并不像表面看上去那般无嫌无忧。酒店的无线网络往往缺乏足够的安全防护和隐私保障，因此成为窃取个人信息的网络罪犯的绝佳攻击目标。那么，这是否意味着你每次使用酒店WiFi时都得疑神疑鬼呢？绝非如此。不过，你在旅途中确实可以采取一些措施，以确保自己及个人信息的安全。

Is it safe to use hotel WiFi？

使用酒店WiFi安全吗？

Hotels confer a degree of security with and air of cozy comfort. Unfortunately， that doesnt necessarily extend to the internet services hotels provide. Thats largely due to the public nature of guest WiFi， and the lack of appropriate privacy measures.

酒店在一定程度上營造的是一种既安全又舒适的环境。很遗憾，这份保障并不一定能覆盖到酒店提供的网络服务，主要原因是访客WiFi本质上是公共的，而且缺少适当的隐私保护措施。

“Access to the internet via the hotel guest WiFi is usually public access with no security controls between guests at the hotel and those on the internet，” says Ron Tosto， CEO and founder of the cybersecurity and compliance consulting firm Servadus Consulting. “That means anyone near the hotel can access the hotel network to monitor any traffic going to and from the internet. Every connected computer or mobile device is accessible for hacking.”

网络安全和合规咨询公司“塞尔瓦德斯”的首席执行官兼创始人罗恩·托斯托指出：“通过酒店访客WiFi接入的通常是公共网络，酒店客人与公共网络访问者之间毫无安全防护。这就意味着，任何身处酒店附近的人都能接入酒店网络，监视所有进出该网络的数据流。每一台接入该网络的电脑或移动设备，都可能成为黑客攻击的目标。”

Logging into the hotels public WiFi might seem like a simple， almost automatic action， but doing so means exposing yourself to more than you might realize.

连接酒店的公共WiFi可能看似一个简单得几乎自动完成的操作，但你会因此暴露于意想不到的风险之中。

“Anyone choosing to connect their computer or mobile device to the hotel network gives the public direct access to the device，” Tosto says. “It starts the moment the device connects to the WiFi or on a wired network connection in the room.”

托斯托说：“任何一个决定将自己的电脑或移动设备接入酒店网络的人，都是在向公众授予自己设备的直接访问权限。从设备连上WiFi或房内有线网络的那一刻起，直接访问权限就开启了。”

What about hotel WiFi privacy？

酒店WiFi能保护隐私吗？

It might not sound like cyber crim-inals would bother with hotels when there are so many hedge funds， banks， and oil companies out there as more enticing targets. In reality， cyber crime has been on the rise across the board—and that includes the hospitality industry.

人们可能会认为，与众多更具诱惑力的对冲基金、银行和石油公司相比，网络罪犯似乎不太可能将酒店作为攻击对象。然而，现实情况是网络犯罪数量在各个领域都呈上升趋势，酒店行业也未能幸免。

“Since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic， bad actors have been increasing the number of attacks on businesses worldwide，” Tosto says. “This combin-ation of poor security and rise in attacks has the hospitality industry as a whole at risk.”

“自新冠疫情暴发以来，不法分子对全球企业的网络攻击次数不断上升。”托斯托强调，“安全防护不力加上攻击频率提升，二者让整个酒店行业处于危险之中。”

So no， cyber criminals arent targeting you directly and personally， but hotels are tantalizing for dragnet cyber crime—especially those that cater to business travelers. According to a PwC Hotels Outlook Report， hospitality has the second-highest number of cybersecurity breaches after the retail industry. Sabre Hospitality， for example， suffered a breach in mid-2017 that heavily impacted its reservation system.

所以，網络犯罪分子并不直接针对你个人，但酒店无疑是撒网式网络犯罪的诱人猎物，尤其是专门接待商务旅行者的酒店。普华永道的酒店行业展望报告显示，在所有行业中，酒店行业的网络安全事故数量排名第二，仅次于零售业。例如，萨布尔酒店管理公司的网络在2017年年中遭人攻破，严重影响了其预订系统。

How to use hotel internet safely？

如何安全地使用酒店网络？

Theres plenty you can do to protect yourself during your stay.

住宿期间，你可以采取诸多策略确保个人安全。

First， Tosto recommends avoiding entering your credit card information directly into the TV if you make a purchase through the hotel TV. Reputable hotels， he says， will never ask for payment information using equipment in the room， and should instead gather credit card details at check-in. He also recommends using a VPN （Virtual Private Network）， which allows users to access a public network as if their computers were actually connected to private networks.

首要之策，托斯托建议，在通过酒店电视购物时，避免直接输入您的信用卡信息。据他称，信誉良好的酒店绝不会通过客房内的设备索要支付信息，而应在入住时收集信用卡的详细信息。同时，他还建议使用VPN（虚拟专用网络），以便在访问公共网络时仿若连入专用网络。

“The use of a VPN prevents anyone on the hotel network from seeing traffic sent from your computer and limits the ability of anyone who tries to access the computer remotely，” he says. “Business travelers should also keep their com-puters and mobile devices connected to the corporate network via VPN.”

“使用VPN可以防止酒店网络上的其他用户查看你电脑的流出流量，同时能拦截他人远程访问你电脑的企图。”托斯托称，“商务旅行者还应当通过VPN将他们的电脑和移动设备连入公司网络。”

He also recommends making sure the websites you visit are secure， and to not click on advertisements. You can check a websites security status by looking for the green or closed lock on your web browser near the front of the web address.

他还建议，确保浏览的网站是安全的，切勿随意点击页面广告。查看浏览器上靠近地址栏前端的绿色图标（或闭锁图标），你可以检查网站安全与否。

You can also circumvent the need to use your personal device altogether by using the hotels equipment instead.

你还可以使用酒店提供的设备，避免使用个人设备。

“If the goal is to watch Netflix or another popular streaming service，” Tosto says， “watch it on the TV in the room instead. Using the TV prevents the need to connect a personal device to the hotel network. If you travel often， its recommended to get a mobile hotspot such as a Jetpack， which supports multiple devices. For low-bandwidth tasks like checking email or surfing the web， just use the mobile hotspot feature of your mobile device. Or simply stick to data， given the excellent speed and widespread availability of 5G cellular service.”

托斯托說：“若你想观看网飞或其他热门流媒体的视频，不妨利用房间内的电视观看。如此一来，就无须将个人设备连入酒店网络。如果你经常出行，推荐你配备Jetpack之类的移动热点，可同时支持多个设备使用。对于查看邮件或浏览网页之类的低带宽任务，使用移动设备的热点功能即可。或者，鉴于5G移动通信服务的卓越速度和高度普及，你也可以直接坚持使用移动数据。”

So no， you dont need to be fearful that hackers are lurking in the bushes outside of your Holiday Inn. The chances of being the victim of a cyber attack are small， and taking some simple security precautions make that risk even smaller.

因此，无须担忧有黑客潜伏在你所住假日酒店外的灌木丛中。你遭遇网络攻击的可能性不大，采取一些简单的安全防护措施便可让这个风险进一步降低。

（译者为“《英语世界》杯”翻译大赛获奖者；单位：中南林业科技大学）