VivaTech, France Quantum, Eurosatory: the new cybersecurity reflexes to adopt to avoid hacking

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This article explains how professional events such as VivaTech, France Quantum, Eurosatory, and similar conferences create concentrated cyber risk. It walks through practical steps to reduce exposure, including using mobile hotspots instead of public Wi-Fi, hardening smartphones before travel, avoiding unknown USB charging stations, and checking QR codes and links carefully. It also highlights post-event risks such as phishing, impersonation, and suspicious follow-up messages. The piece stresses that sensitive conversations, badges, photos, and visible screens can leak valuable information even without a technical intrusion. Overall, it frames business travel and event attendance as a distinct cybersecurity scenario that requires disciplined behavior before, during, and after the event.

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