Some of you are probably laughing thinking that the tip is so obvious.  I felt the same way too until I attended BlackBerry World.  I could not believe how many BlackBerry PlayBooks around me on the same network were open for wifi sharing and I was very much able to open up their media with no problem or prompts.  Of course I did so just to see if it would work not to snoop – seriously.

So here’s how to set a password for all of you out there who attended last week’s BlackBerry World keynote unprotected (and everyone else who has been oblivious to security).

• Open the Options menu on the BlackBerry PlayBook
• Select the Storage & Sharing option
• When enabling File Sharing and Wi-Fi Sharing, turn “Password Protect” on as well
• You will be prompted to set a password and there you have it

In best hopes I have no luck picking up other open BlackBerry PlayBooks at BlackBerry World 2012!

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