Think Sochi is a Cyber-War Zone? Try Your Local Starbucks.
Richard Engle and NBC News recently posted several reports from Sochi, Russia based on an “experiment” they did. I applaud them for bringing attention to the critical condition of cybersecurity, but the report is misleading in two major respects. First, they have directly positioned this as just turning on your mobile device and computer will result in you being “hacked.” To quote Brian Williams introducing the story: “If <travelers to Sochi> fire up their phones at baggage claim, it’s probably too late to save the integrity of their electronics and everything…
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