In something a bit different from normal I was struck this week by an article I saw outlining how unsafe your details may be with your estate agent or property manager. Apparently seven out of ten estate agents are using wireless systems that could be hacked with little effort by someone with a bit of know how.
That is quite a scary thought considering the type of information most of us willingly supply to these people.
If you want to check that your data is safe then you need to ask what kind of encryption your agent is using. Ideally you are looking for them to be running a system called WPA2. Those that are most at risk are using the very old fashioned type of encryption called WEP.
I suppose it is a matter of how paraniod you want to be but I tend to think better safe than sorry so a little pressure on your agent to upgrade their system may have benefits for both of you in the long run. No one wants to be a victim of cyber crime, or any crime for that matter and any crime that involves your business is double scary.
