<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto">If you sign in to Wi-Fi hot spots, internet at a fave cafe or diner, etc., check out the article below.<br><br><div><div align="CENTER" class="" style="orphans: 2; widows: 2;"><div><br></div><div><div style="text-align: start;"><div style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;"><div style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;"><div style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;"><div style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;"><div style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;"><div style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;"><div style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;"><div style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;"><div style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;"><div style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;"><div style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;"><div style="font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; line-height: normal; text-align: -webkit-auto; word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;"><div style="font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; line-height: normal; text-align: -webkit-auto; word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;"><div style="font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; line-height: normal; text-align: -webkit-auto; word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;"><div style="font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; line-height: normal; text-align: -webkit-auto; word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; line-height: normal; border-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none;"><div style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; line-height: normal; text-align: -webkit-auto; border-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none;"><div style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;"><div style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; line-height: normal; text-align: -webkit-auto; border-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><div style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;"><div align="CENTER"><div style="text-align: -webkit-auto;"><div align="CENTER"><div style="text-align: start;"><div align="CENTER"><div style="text-align: start;"><b style="text-align: start; -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none;"><font class="Apple-style-span">Corey B. 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LEVINE</h6> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" style="width:100%;"> <tbody> <tr> <td> <a href="http://p.nytimes.com/email/re?location=pMJKdIFVI6pghfX2HXfSzxRpdoyDWYNWuKRVbTFVm18I5I48GptPLdL5+oKui3hSRF6nHmhzf7lYE61/9HgOxgrw/+I/ChoAHXDdalX9OX8glY9LdxcVrFCjMnNp8RxOrmdn1b1zBcabQAL/t7Do0xMOwhtGR4A5KHrMbG1I+l78A7p4SavIwkZXKmiQ5jYGJ6egky870vWt4TH5DPAmKw==&campaign_id=44&instance_id=3344&segment_id=4681&user_id=2fc566278f241d61c830bead46040397&regi_id=4405288amp;emc=edit_ur_20180813" style="color: #326891; color: #326891 !important; text-decoration: underline; text-decoration: underline !important;"> <img width="600" style="max-width: 600px; width: 100%; height: auto;" border="0" src="https://static01.nyt.com/images/2018/08/13/nyregion/13nytoday1_met/13nytoday1_met-articleLarge.jpg" alt="That network looks O.K., right?"> </a> </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="padding:10px 0 20px;"> <p style="color:#666; font:13px georgia, times new roman, sans-serif; line-height:17px; font-weight:normal; margin:0;">That network looks O.K., right? <span style="color:#999; font:10px georgia, times new roman, sans-serif; line-height:17px; font-weight:normal; margin:0;">Don Ipock for The New York Times </span> </p> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="color:#333; font-weight:normal; font-size: 16px; line-height: 22px; font-family: georgia, Times New Roman, sans-serif; margin: 0; padding:10px 0 16px"> <em>Good morning.</em> </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="color:#333; font-weight:normal; font-size: 16px; line-height: 22px; font-family: georgia, Times New Roman, sans-serif; margin: 0; padding:10px 0 16px"> Picture this. </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="color:#333; font-weight:normal; font-size: 16px; line-height: 22px; font-family: georgia, Times New Roman, sans-serif; margin: 0; padding:10px 0 16px"> You\u2019ve just nestled into a seat at your local coffee shop to catch up on emails and read New York Today. You click your Wi-Fi network options, select \u201cCAFE GUEST Net,\u201d and \u2014 <em>woo hoo</em> \u2014 you\u2019re online. </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="color:#333; font-weight:normal; font-size: 16px; line-height: 22px; font-family: georgia, Times New Roman, sans-serif; margin: 0; padding:10px 0 16px"> The name looked innocuous enough. Convenient, too, without a password. But is that network actually safe? </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="color:#333; font-weight:normal; font-size: 16px; line-height: 22px; font-family: georgia, Times New Roman, sans-serif; margin: 0; padding:10px 0 16px"> \u201cIllegitimate networks are difficult to spot because they look exactly like real ones,\u201d said David Mitchell, the chief technology officer of <a href="http://p.nytimes.com/email/re?location=pMJKdIFVI6rG5jNeXzr5Wl0gmGlxq8UFkuaboE0TUuk=&campaign_id=44&instance_id=3344&segment_id=4681&user_id=2fc566278f241d61c830bead46040397&regi_id=4405288" style="color: #326891; color: #326891 !important; text-decoration: underline; text-decoration: underline !important;text-decoration: underline !important;">Intersection</a>, a New York-based company that manages Wi-Fi networks around the world. </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="color:#333; font-weight:normal; font-size: 16px; line-height: 22px; font-family: georgia, Times New Roman, sans-serif; margin: 0; padding:10px 0 16px"> Signing in to an unsecured wireless network puts much of your private information \u2014 including browser history, documents and photos \u2014 at risk of being discovered by a hacker. Even your bank login and account numbers could be compromised if you visit your bank\u2019s website on an unsecured network. </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="color:#333; font-weight:normal; font-size: 16px; line-height: 22px; font-family: georgia, Times New Roman, sans-serif; margin: 0; padding:10px 0 16px"> (That\u2019s reason enough to think twice before choosing a network that looks and feels legitimate.) </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="color:#333; font-weight:normal; font-size: 16px; line-height: 22px; font-family: georgia, Times New Roman, sans-serif; margin: 0; padding:10px 0 16px"> At a time when data privacy concerns have taken on added urgency, what can New Yorkers do to take extra precaution? </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="color:#333; font-weight:normal; font-size: 16px; line-height: 22px; font-family: georgia, Times New Roman, sans-serif; margin: 0; padding:10px 0 16px"> In the coming weeks, NYC Cyber Command, a group responsible for the city\u2019s cyber defense efforts, plans to launch <a href="http://p.nytimes.com/email/re?location=pMJKdIFVI6q37amLpBQOm4M50ReQiQFs&campaign_id=44&instance_id=3344&segment_id=4681&user_id=2fc566278f241d61c830bead46040397&regi_id=4405288" style="color: #326891; color: #326891 !important; text-decoration: underline; text-decoration: underline !important;text-decoration: underline !important;">NYC Secure</a>, an initiative to help New Yorkers protect their personal information online and strengthen the public Wi-Fi security system. </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="color:#333; font-weight:normal; font-size: 16px; line-height: 22px; font-family: georgia, Times New Roman, sans-serif; margin: 0; padding:10px 0 16px"> The first part of the project: <a href="http://p.nytimes.com/email/re?location=pMJKdIFVI6rd83x1malGtjNk64n8zBJDt72ZYp3IYH8w6wpKofLJSYninGqU2aWkmJYpVuEnKKF3UhqmuWDgGRFHRpuGoX/fsSucnoxs7EKp12oNRIOMWm6HOwBdM9z7MkzYf7IR+LCij0Fq7Wg9EfAm32BPHq9qbL/W6yfClb+CBs4oyoOYyLn3/XJEOgIE&campaign_id=44&instance_id=3344&segment_id=4681&user_id=2fc566278f241d61c830bead46040397&regi_id=4405288" style="color: #326891; color: #326891 !important; text-decoration: underline; text-decoration: underline !important;text-decoration: underline !important;">a free smartphone app</a>. </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="color:#333; font-weight:normal; font-size: 16px; line-height: 22px; font-family: georgia, Times New Roman, sans-serif; margin: 0; padding:10px 0 16px"> Once you\u2019ve downloaded the app, you can turn on notifications, which will alert you when you\u2019ve connected to an unsecured network that could make you vulnerable to a malicious user. You\u2019ll receive a real-time pop-up with a description of the threat and recommendations for how to get around it, like connecting to a secure network the app is able to locate. And unlike many other apps, NYC Secure does not ask for personal information during the setup process. </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="color:#333; font-weight:normal; font-size: 16px; line-height: 22px; font-family: georgia, Times New Roman, sans-serif; margin: 0; padding:10px 0 16px"> (A release date has not been officially set, but Maya Worman, a spokeswoman for NYC Cyber Command, said the app should be available this summer.) </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="color:#333; font-weight:normal; font-size: 16px; line-height: 22px; font-family: georgia, Times New Roman, sans-serif; margin: 0; padding:10px 0 16px"> Until then, Mr. Mitchell gave us a tip for determining whether a network is safe: \u201cYour device will indicate that a network is encrypted by showing a padlock icon or other visible indication next to the network name.\u201d </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="color:#333; font-weight:normal; font-size: 16px; line-height: 22px; font-family: georgia, Times New Roman, sans-serif; margin: 0; padding:10px 0 16px"> So before you give in to temptation to connect to any listed network, trust the padlock.</td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></div></td></tr></tbody></table></div></body></html>