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Exploiting and Protecting 802.11b Networks

Posted by michael on from the who-needs-echelon dept.

iforgotmyfirstlogon writes: "A couple of guys from Extreme Tech drove around New York, New Jersey, Boston, and Silicon Valley with a high gain antenna to see how many (secure and) unsecure wireless networks they could tap into. They used NetStumbler and Linux AirSnort to help them search. Results? They came across over 800 networks and less than 40% had any sort of security."

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  1. This is a little unfair .... by taniwha · · Score: 2, Redundant
    most of the people I know who know what they are doing now basicly drop their access point down outside their firewall and insist that users VPN/SSH in.



    By doing this you are basicly acknowledging that the security isn't there and force your users to use secure tools to get to secure places.



    Anyway my point is that if one of these guys drives by my home they'll probably pick up up my 802.11 and add it to their map, maybe even hack it to get access to the 'net - but do I care? nope