Airports As Secure As 802.11b

INO_Fiend writes: "SF Gate is running a story about how at both Denver and San Jose Int'l American Airlines has been using unencrypted wireless to connect the curb check-in with the rest of their networks. They tested this by grabbing a laptop and hanging around the airport. I guess I might finally have something to do with a laptop and a WiFi card the next time I fly..."

Comments

Airports Insecure ?

[CaptainZapp]

Nah, can't be.

They have tons of those 5.60$ and hour minimum wage "securtity specialists"

Stupid if you try.....An asshole if you do....

[CDWert]

In the US, at least,NOW is not the time to be screwing around at airports with ANYTHIN, never mind ANYTHING you do Illegally at an airport CAN be considered a FEDERAL offense.

Im as much of a guy that would throw an 802.1b card on my laptop and scan with it as the next slashdot geek, BUT there is a time and a place for all thing. The Airports and airlines should be notified, if they dont rectify it then take the next step, we got maniac bastards with shoe bombs trying to drop this stuff out of the air, YOU might not see anything of use, but not many Slashdotters are terrorists. They may, It needs to be secured, I fly and more importantly my FAMILY flies.

There is a time and a place for fun and screwing around with stuff. An Airport isnt the place and this isnt the time, Would you wack a beehive in a closed room for the fun of it ?.

Hell If I was in charge of Airport security, after seeing this I would set up a honeypot and get ahold of a 200 dollar rdf and start nabbing anyone that tried this, thow em up on federal charges and let shit lands where it may.

I KNOW its insecure an it need to be fixed, be fucking responsible for once in you life and do something responsible with that info, like find the person in charge and let them know, give them resources they obviously dont have to get it fixed. Your a Geek heres you chance to do something that actually might matter.

Next time you mom, or dad, or brother flies think, he I hope theres a bunch or dipshits sitting around the airprt sniffing stuff they have no business, GOD know the potential hazzard that exists here for bridging networks to something OTHER than Curb Check in.