What action can a hotel owner take to decrease active attack likelihood on guests' devices?

Enabling station-to-station traffic blocking is an effective measure to decrease the likelihood of active attacks on guests' devices in a hotel environment. This feature prevents communication between clients connected to the same wireless access point. By blocking direct connections between devices, it mitigates the risk of unauthorized access and attacks, such as man-in-the-middle scenarios, where one device can intercept or manipulate the data being exchanged between two other devices.

In a public setting like a hotel, where many guests are using their devices, having unblocked station-to-station traffic could facilitate unauthorized users to attack or eavesdrop on the traffic of others. Thus, implementing this measure enhances the overall security of the network, providing guests with a safer browsing experience.

Other strategies, such as using a VPN for all connections, while beneficial in securing data transmission, rely on the guests to take action themselves. Open SSID access inherently exposes devices to risks from both legitimate and illegitimate users, and simply increasing the number of access points does not reduce vulnerability to attacks on the network. Instead, it can potentially increase the exposure if not managed properly. Therefore, enabling station-to-station traffic blocking stands out as a proactive step in securing user devices from direct interactions that could lead to attacks.