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FYI…
- http://www.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml?t…storyID=7372356
Jan 19, 2005
"Wireless networks giving computer users Internet access from anywhere in the home could expose them to eavesdropping and programmers should make their security software easier to use, researchers say. "Wi-Fi networks leave home computer users open to unprecedented levels of security breaches," New Scientist magazine said on Wednesday…Most wireless networks come with security features to prevent snoopers reading emails and other documents, but many people do not use them because they are difficult to implement.
Other users do not change default passwords set by manufacturers which many hackers may know, the magazine said…"
- http://www.newscientist.com/channel/info-tech/mg18524836.400
"…"When convenience and features are in opposition to security, security generally loses. As wireless networks become more common, security will get worse."…Even the systems designed to secure Wi-Fi networks have loopholes that hackers can exploit…Activating the encryption will help, but Wi-Fi's Wired Equivalent Privacy (WEP) encryption scheme, has cryptographic weaknesses. Tools that can crack it are readily available online. A new version due this year may help."
- http://www.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml?t…storyID=7372356
Jan 19, 2005
"Wireless networks giving computer users Internet access from anywhere in the home could expose them to eavesdropping and programmers should make their security software easier to use, researchers say. "Wi-Fi networks leave home computer users open to unprecedented levels of security breaches," New Scientist magazine said on Wednesday…Most wireless networks come with security features to prevent snoopers reading emails and other documents, but many people do not use them because they are difficult to implement.
Other users do not change default passwords set by manufacturers which many hackers may know, the magazine said…"
- http://www.newscientist.com/channel/info-tech/mg18524836.400
"…"When convenience and features are in opposition to security, security generally loses. As wireless networks become more common, security will get worse."…Even the systems designed to secure Wi-Fi networks have loopholes that hackers can exploit…Activating the encryption will help, but Wi-Fi's Wired Equivalent Privacy (WEP) encryption scheme, has cryptographic weaknesses. Tools that can crack it are readily available online. A new version due this year may help."