http://www.10twebdesign.com Professional Website Design and Development Fri, 15 Oct 2010 01:16:47 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.10twebdesign.com/blog/2010/10/14/the-dangers-of-wireless-networks/comment-page-1/#comment-134 Brock Fri, 15 Oct 2010 01:16:47 +0000 http://www.10twebdesign.com/?p=257#comment-134 Speaking of computer geek friends, hey James! Good insight. It's also noteworthy that, in lieu of paying your computer geek friends for their help, most will be more than willing to accept some Guinness as payment. Speaking of computer geek friends, hey James! Good insight. It’s also noteworthy that, in lieu of paying your computer geek friends for their help, most will be more than willing to accept some Guinness as payment.

]]> http://www.10twebdesign.com/blog/2010/10/14/the-dangers-of-wireless-networks/comment-page-1/#comment-133 Copus Fri, 15 Oct 2010 01:06:15 +0000 http://www.10twebdesign.com/?p=257#comment-133 I could go on for hours about this subject, but I'm slightly drunk, so I could go on for hours about just about anything. Be careful about what security you set up... simply setting up a password and simple security is probably enough to deter someone who's simply scanning for open networks. However, if you are in a high-traffic area, a determined person (with nearly no expertise) can download an app that can crack a lot of the wireless encryption standards out there, and then spoof an allowed MAC address to get in. It's disturbingly simple. So, protect anything with access to that wireless network, and try to firewall your LAN from your WAN. Or just drink another Guinness and go to bed and don't worry about it. I could go on for hours about this subject, but I’m slightly drunk, so I could go on for hours about just about anything. Be careful about what security you set up… simply setting up a password and simple security is probably enough to deter someone who’s simply scanning for open networks. However, if you are in a high-traffic area, a determined person (with nearly no expertise) can download an app that can crack a lot of the wireless encryption standards out there, and then spoof an allowed MAC address to get in. It’s disturbingly simple. So, protect anything with access to that wireless network, and try to firewall your LAN from your WAN. Or just drink another Guinness and go to bed and don’t worry about it.

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