Your cybersecure business trip

Traveling increases the risk of confidentiality, availability or integrity of the information you process, which could seriously jeopardize your work and your company.

Risks and protection in your travels

We analyze below the risks you may run and what protective measures we recommend you to apply to avoid them:

Unsecured public Wi-Fi

Risk

Using public Wi-Fi networks without protection can expose you to security risks, as cybercriminals can often intercept your communications and steal sensitive information.

Protective measure

Use a virtual private network (VPN) to encrypt your Internet connection and surf securely on public Wi-Fi networks.

Theft of devices

Risk

If you lose your phone, tablet or laptop while traveling, you could be at risk of someone accessing your personal data.

Protective measure

Keep your devices secure and use strong passwords or remote locking features. Also, back up your important data before you travel.

Phishing and online scams:

Risk

Cybercriminals often use phishing techniques to trick you and obtain sensitive information such as passwords or credit card details.

Protective measure

Be cautious when clicking on links or downloading attachments in suspicious e-mails or messages. Verify the authenticity of websites before providing personal information.

Unauthorized access to accounts

Risk

If you do not adequately protect your online accounts, you could become a victim of unauthorized access or hacking.

Protective measure

Enable two-factor authentication (2FA) on your accounts for an additional layer of security. Use unique and secure passwords for each service.

Identity Theft

Risk

If someone gains access to your personal information, such as your ID or passport number, they could use it to commit identity theft.

Protective measure

Keep your identification documents in a safe place, and do not share sensitive information online or with strangers.

Transaction security

Risk

When making online transactions while traveling, you could be at risk of having your credit card information stolen.

Protective measure

Use secure websites (check that they begin with “https://”) and avoid entering financial information on unverified sites. You can also use virtual credit cards or secure payment applications.

Use of ATMs

Risk

When using ATMs abroad, you may be exposed to skimming, a card data theft technique.

Protective measure

Use ATMs in secure locations, check for suspicious devices and cover the keypad when entering your PIN.

Be Geolocated

Risk

If you make it publicly accessible (e.g. social networks) where you are or where you go, that information is very valuable to those who are interested in your property and steal from your home, or take advantage of your absence and impersonate you or access your information.

Protective measure

Set up your social media profile so that only your friends and trusted contacts can see your updates. Avoid posting sensitive information about your trip.

If it is essential to publish your trip, do so upon your return.

If you need to inform your relatives or people you trust about your absence, do it better by private messaging.

Useful conclusions

Before traveling

Have all the necessary updates
Designing strong passwords for your startup
Strengthening information access security (VPN, 2FA)
Backing up all our information before departure
Use information encryption techniques

During the trip

Be cautious; that is, do not share my devices with anyone, do not leave them in sight and lock them when we are not using them.
Disable bluetooth or any other function of our devices that can be used by cybercriminals to reach our information.
Avoid using public wifi networks, connecting to ports or connecting unknown external devices.
Do not scan QR codes on the street.

After the trip

Check that you have all the information you generated during your trip.
Apply the antivirus to detect any problems.
Securely delete information that is no longer useful to me.

What to do if you have suffered a cyber attack?

The first thing to do is to immediately notify your company’s data protection officer or your data protection officer, if applicable.

Any of them will give you instructions and request information to register the security breach, as well as the corrective measures to be applied and those to be considered at the corporate level.

On the other hand, it is important to report the cyberattack to the competent authorities and INCIBE or by calling 017.

Do you need a free cybersecurity audit?

If you would like a personalized analysis of the security measures you have in place and a cybersecurity expert to propose and develop a Cybersecurity Action Plan, contact us by email: info@businessadapter.es, you can also call 96 131 88 04, or leave your message in this form:

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