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FBI Warns Companies About Wireless Warchalking
nobilid writes: "Well-meaning wireless activists have caught the attention of the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation. One of its agents has issued a warning about the popular practice of using chalk marks to show the location of wireless networks."
Hey, great way to distort the truth and make "wireless activists" sound important! From the headline you would think "wireless activists" had themselves drawn the scrutiny of the FBI.
But all they said was that if you notice a chalk mark advertising your wireless network you should think about securing it. Well duh!
And "wireless activists"? More like geeks with toys. I wonder how long the novelty lasts for the average "activist". It's a network. But without wires! WOW!
Someone disguised as a kid made a hop-scotch pattern next my driveway with chalk. They are out to get me. My foil hat is not working anymore! Help!
Table-ized A.I.
In related news, this same FBI agent has filed another warning. This time, the warning talks about the dangers of writing down your passwords on post-it notes, and leaving ot near your computer.
Oh, what a crazy new world we live in.
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Well-meaning wireless activists have caught the attention of the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation. One of its agents has issued a warning about the popular practice of using chalk marks to show the location of wireless networks."
And in other news...
Careless FBI agents have caught the attention of well-meaning wireless activsts. One of its members has issued a warning about the frequent practice of losing laptop computers, not to mention weapons. As reported by CNN on July 19, 2001, "The FBI reported Tuesday it had tentatively determined that more than 400 firearms and another 184 laptop computers -- including one that contained classified information -- are unaccounted for."
> One of its agents has issued a warning about the popular practice of using chalk marks
Warn? WARN?! Why warn when you can just outlaw chalk! It's this kind of thinking that's getting government computers hacked and innocent civilians killed.
...why is it that only nerds come up with good things. Why don't everyone start chalking, when there's some good resource to steal...erm... use. Like, we could chalk the neighbour's wifes excellent pizza, another neighbour's apples, that lady who is always ready, local tobacco shop which sells marijuana as well. The list could go on and on! We could also invent a fancy name for it, though "war" is cool already :)
A guy I know had a wireless network appear in his building one day... and it wasn't his... it belonged to another company in the same building.
He periodically sent pages to their printer that said in big letters, "The wireless network is insecure! Please secure your wireless network!"
After a couple of weeks, it went away.
Notice,
If you are in a business that leaves it's doors unlocked at night, and you notice that someone writes "DUL" (which is engineer speak for doors unlocked) in chalk outside of your office building you might think about locking your doors at night.
When installing doors many people forget to lock them, and malicious users can check your doors and gain access to your company's building.
(* He periodically sent pages to their printer that said in big letters, "The wireless network is insecure! Please secure your wireless network!" After a couple of weeks, it went away. *)
:-P
The printer went away?
You're right, they *do* have security problems
Table-ized A.I.
"If you notice these symbols at your place of business, it is likely your network has been identified publicly," warns the guidance from the FBI.
The FBI are obviously masters of the obvious here...
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