Two Wheeled Wi-Fi Sniffing Robot

paulnuyu writes "ZDNet/MSN has an article about a robot that detects Wi-Fi vulnerabilities and intrusions. The two wheeled robot made by the Shmoo Group cruised around the DefCon convention in Vegas last Sunday, picking up telnet and POP passwords. Though still a prototype, the shipping version is projected to have autonomous steering capabilities."

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Telnet and POP?

[mjmalone]

Currently, Holman said, the robot can sniff out passwords sent through protocols such as Telnet and POP

If anyone is still using plaintext to send passwords over their lan they are insane. I know there are a lot of stupid admins out there, but getting ssl and ssh installed should be a priority. Before you try and secure your wireless network segment you need to begin using secure protocols.