You’re considering a trip to Panama. Before putting down your deposit, you probably want to know “Is it safe?” That’s almost always the first question I get when I speak to people about traveling to Panama to fish at one of our most favorite resorts, Sport Fish Panama Island Lodge.

Part of the reason that we go on distant fishing trips to remote locations is to “disconnect” from the electronic tethers that increasingly rule our lives. Nevertheless, I’ll be the first to admit that even when I don’t have service my phone remains an important part of my daily life, so when traveling I try to maintain cybersecurity in the following caveman-friendly ways.