CNN Notices that WiFi is Insecure

Posted by CmdrTaco on Tuesday June 1, 2004 @02:21AM from the caught-with-your-pants-down dept.

josh3736 writes "From CNN comes an article that makes painstakingly obvious to the public what we already knew: 802.11 security is horrible. The article points out that nearly 40% of wireless network APs haven't even been changed from defaults and as many as 80% of home APs have encryption disabled. The article goes on to say that '[t]o make matters worse, users who don't secure their networks are often the very people who don't keep their computers up to date with the latest security patches and antivirus software.' It also accuses WiFi manufacturers of disabling security measures by default to make wireless easy to the lowest common denominator. My favorite quote? 'Experts say that while Wi-Fi hardware makers have made initial setup easy, the enabling of security is anything but. Meanwhile, average users are no longer tech savvy.' Which is to say that they at one point were?"

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And next on CNN... by JosKarith · 2004-06-01 02:28 · Score: 1, Offtopic

We investigate -
Claims that fire is hot,
Reports of wet water, and later, Is it dark at Night?

Jeez - talk about stating the obvious.

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Re:Being a lazy fellow... by JaffaKREE · 2004-06-01 02:38 · Score: 1, Offtopic

Someone set us up the Wi-fi!
What you say?
Everyone get signal.