
If you use a smartphone, tablet or laptop when travelling
on the railway, it's important to know how to protect yourself and
your technology.
Looking after your devices
- Never leave your devices unattended
- Hold on to your devices when near the platform edge or getting
on and off a train
- Protect your devices with a PIN code or password
Find out more about protecting your devices
Using public Wi-Fi
- Public
Wi-Fi is a convenient and free way to keep up to date on the
move and is suitable for general online browsing using your
devices.
- If you're working on something confidential or sensitive,
making online purchases, doing online banking or want
your communications to be private, public Wi-Fi isn't the best
option. It can't be guaranteed to be completely secure or you could
be logged on to a fake network set up by a fraudster. Instead, use
3G or 4G, a mobile broadband dongle or a virtual private network
(VPN). Or you could wait until you get home or to the
office.
Contactless payments
-
Contactless payments for travel are growing in popularity
and a convenient way of paying for your journey. You should
exercise caution when using your contactless card or device to make
payments and consider investing in a purpose-made wallet for your
card to protect your details from being stolen.
Searchable devices
- When you're travelling on the railway, turn off features such
as AirDrop and Bluetooth. This is because they can be used to snoop
on your connected device, send inappropriate content to your device
or defraud you.
Who's watching?
- If you're doing something confidential on your phone, tablet or
laptop, be aware of what's going on around you, and who's
watching.
- If you're talking on your phone, be mindful of what people can
overhear, for example giving your payment card details over the
phone to make a purchase.
More information and support
For more information about how to keep you and
your family safe online visit Get Safe
Online.
If you do become a victim of fraud or cyber crime, please report
it to Action Fraud on 0300 123 2040 or using their
online
form.
For safety reasons, if you don't want someone else
to know what websites you've been visiting for help and advice,
find out how to delete your browsing history.