Whats the problem with wireless network security?
There seems to be a lot of security built-in… • The obvious difference between wired and wireless is that the signals are available in the air to anyone, rather than being limited to a wire. The signal is also broadcast far greater distances than the work environment (someone in a car or a coffee house near the University may be able to listen-in). • What appear to be very good security measures are really just ‘speed bumps’ that deter but no one measure protects sufficiently. • Many people do not use the security options that do exist (“it works out of the box” is a common advertisement). • IP and Mac addresses can readily be ‘spoofed’ or faked. • WEP encryption has been shown to be weak. Always use WPA or WPA2 encryption. • The default (out of the box) parameters are well-known for each brand. For example, the configuration parameters (including security settings) can be changed by anyone using the default password. Tips to improve security on wireless networks for workgroups and c
