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Securing 802.11 Transmissions, Part 1

Posted by timothy on from the mac-address-barriers-are-nice dept.

dW writes "Write down your most private information, and then throw it out the window. That's what wireless data transfers are doing when they're not secured. The deployment of various wireless LANs and Wi-Fi networks or configurations are under consideration by many organizations, and network security is a major concern. This article discusses problems, tips, and best bets for 802.11x's elusive security."

1 of 15 comments (clear)

  1. WHAT? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll
    please don't secure the transmissions! Transmissions want to be FREE!


    Also, they're not transmissions, they're GNU/Transmissions in honor of their FREEdom!