Hackers increasingly are cracking into wireless networks based on a standard called “Wi-Fi” (wireless fidelty), also known as 802.11b. Wi-Fi networks have taken off with both consumers and businesses because they’re relatively inexpensive to install and transmit information at a speedy 11 megabits per second. Via [gannettonline.com]… Continue Reading
Mickey Mouse Goes Wireless
On any given day, between 100,000 and 150,000 visitors crowd into Walt Disney World in Florida, largely unaware that the 47-square-mile theme park is almost completely enveloped by an invisible wireless Web. Via [cnn.com]… Continue Reading
Firms Warned Of ‘Drive-by Hackers’
Companies that use wireless technology to allow workers to log into networks throughout offices have been warned they could be laying themselves open to hackers. Via [cnn.com]… Continue Reading
EarthLink Founder Takes To The Air
EarthLink chairman and founder Sky Dayton will unveil his newest company on Thursday, a wireless Internet service provider named “Boingo.” Via [news.com.com]… Continue Reading
The Art Of War Driving
Members of the ISP-Wireless list share wit, wisdom, and stories about fighting the latest iteration of bandwidth thief. No hacker tool is as terrifyingly powerful as Windows XP. Via [isp-planet.com]… Continue Reading
NoCatAuth: Authentication For Wireless Networks
Wireless technologies, and 802.11b in particular, are making it easier and cheaper to connect large numbers of people through over-the-air networks. For the cost of hardware and a bit of planning, large amounts of information can now be sent for miles at very little cost, without ever involving a telephone or cable company. Via [oreillynet.com]… Continue Reading
Wireless Networks Wide Open
Wireless networks are popular because they connect computers together without the need for running cables and drilling holes in walls. But they can be a headache for people responsible for computer security, sometimes bypassing expensive and carefully maintained firewalls. Via [news.bbc.co.uk]… Continue Reading
Welcome To The Era Of Drive-by Hacking
BBC News Online has been shown just how lax security is on wireless networks used in London’s financial centre. Via [news.bbc.co.uk]… Continue Reading
More Networking, Less Wires
We were thwarted. We were going to review a cool product as promised last week but . . . well, the PC we were using bit the big one and stymied our endeavors. But, miracle of miracles, we were investigating something else that we think you will be equally agog over (we will return to… Continue Reading
Network Stumbler
Network administrators deploying an 802.11b wireless network need site survey tools to help plan locations for access points. Once installed, the access points need to be checked periodically to ensure they are providing adequate coverage. Via [pcmag.com]… Continue Reading
802.1X Authenticates 802.11 Wireless
Current authentication in the 802.11 standard is focused more on wireless LAN connectivity than on verifying user or station identity. For enterprise wireless security to scale to hundreds or thousands of users, the current method of authentication must be replaced by an authentication framework that supports centralized user authentication. Via [nwfusion.com]… Continue Reading
The Evolution Of War Driving
There are some interesting reports of people in Europe and undoubtedly elsewhere doing their own version of the now common War Driving.… Continue Reading
Exploiting And Protecting 802.11b Wireless Networks
How many network administrators do you think would allow a complete stranger to walk into their wiring closet and plug in their notebook to their company’s network? Not too many, I suspect. But that’s what’s happening to companies coast-to-coast. Well, not exactly. Strangers aren’t plugging into networks, but they are attaching to networks using 802.11b… Continue Reading
Cracked By PC World
While most of Auckland was sheltering from an unexpected late-winter blast, a band of evil crackers set out to map vulnerable wireless networks in city’s central business district. Via [pcworld.co.nz]… Continue Reading
Wireless Firewall Gateway White Paper
With the deployment of wireless network access in the workplace, the requirement for a more enhanced security design emerges. Wireless technology offers a more accessible means of connectivity but does not address the security concerns involved with offering this less restrained service. In order to facilitate management of this network, maintain a secure network model,… Continue Reading