A quarter of Wi-Fi hotspots globally have "no encryption or password protection of any kind", according to a report by security provider Kaspersky Lab. A more reassuring fact, however, is that about 75% has been found out to use a more reliable form of encryption based on WiFi Protected Access protocols. The report listed the US, France, Israel and Thailand among the top 20 countries with the "highest percentage" of unencrypted hotspots. In addition, there are more than 100 million devices that don't support encryption, including smartphones, tablets, laptops and even some routers.
A quarter of Wi-Fi hotspots globally have "no encryption or password protection of any kind", according to a report by security provider Kaspersky Lab. The report listed the US, France, Israel and Thailand among the top 20 countries with the "highest percentage" of unencrypted hotspots. In addition, there are more than 100 million devices that don't support encryption, including smartphones, tablets, laptops and even some routers.