| Networking professionals are encouraging
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| | May be you fall into the category of
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| people to think twice about wireless
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| | never setting up wireless networks
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| network security. You might be thinking I
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| | because you read about their
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| use WEP-128 bit encryption with MAC
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| | insecurities. How then can you be at
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| address filtering, I'm safe. Or you may
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| | risk? Just consider for a moment that a
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| be you've never even heard of WEP, if
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| | user in your organization fires up his
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| this is the case you might want to unplug
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| | wireless card. See's a wireless network
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| your wireless access point immediately.
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| | that is named XYZCorp after your company.
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| But then again look at the bright side at
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| | So they connect to it and immediately a
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| least you don't have the false sense of
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| | script is hammering their machine for
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| security that your network is secure.
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| | security vulnerabilities. Once again they
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| Perhaps you are the smart guy who knows
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| | connected to a rogue access point setup
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| how insecure wireless networks are. You
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| | by a hacker. Now you might be thinking.
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| too are at just an equal risk!
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| | "C'mon you must have to be a computer
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| Your computer consultant might be
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| | genius to find and run these tools."
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| partially right when they say WEP will
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| | Think again, thanks to the kind people
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| protect your network. It will protect
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| | over at all these tools can be
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| your network from casual snooping but
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| | downloaded in one big happy ISO file.
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| that is about it. Last year the FBI was
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| | Burned to a CD as an image and bang
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| able to crack a WEP protected network in
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| | you're done, ready to take a drive to the
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| less than 3 minutes with tools widely
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| | nearest business and start sniffing
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| available on the internet. Since then
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| | credit card numbers. Everything wrapped
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| it's been downhill for WEP.
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| | into a nice package just waiting for the
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| At this point you might be thinking, "Oh
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| | next script kiddy to start running the
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| well, someone gets on my network and uses
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| | programs. You may be thinking ok this is
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| the internet". This is completely false.
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| | a major problem so what should I do? Give
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| If someone has gone through the process
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| | up my organizations ability to use
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| of getting on your network chances are
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| | wireless networks? This isn't exactly
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| the only thing they want is not internet
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| | what we are saying. A newer wireless
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| access. Any computer security
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| | security technology has taken over in
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| professional will tell you that physical
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| | 2004 called WPA. It is more secure than
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| access to the network is 95% of the
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| | WEP. And so far tools are not as readily
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| security battle. Once this has been
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| | available to hack your network. But
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| accomplished you can consider all of your
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| | consider the following. WEP was ratified
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| data compromised. Customer invoices,
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| | in the late 1990's less than six years
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| customer data, credit card numbers and
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| | later it was exploited. This is typical
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| passwords to financial institutions will
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| | of almost every computer technology. It
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| all be in the hands of a hacker. One in
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| | is only a matter of time before
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| many methods can be used to gain access
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| | technologies are exploited. Just always
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| to your personal data, whether it's
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| | remember Security is a multi-tiered
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| through Key loggers, Trojans, or just by
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| | companywide responsibility. From
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| sniffing your plaintext network traffic.
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| | providing physical security to web site
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| Maybe, just maybe, I have not convinced
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| | security all matters should be considered
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| you of the insecurities of wireless
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| | serious and not taken lightly. So before
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| networks. Let me tell you about another
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| | you grab a wireless access point and slap
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| attack that hackers can use to gain
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| | it in your network, I urge you to think
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| access to your network. Let's say your
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| | twice.
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| access points are completely locked down,
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| | You may think you are in a sinking boat
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| to your knowledge. A user from your
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| | because you are a small organization not
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| network goes and flips on their laptop
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| | able to implement the latest technologies
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| while sitting in an airport terminal
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| | and afford the newest access points. Or
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| waiting for a plane. They see an
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| | maybe you cannot afford to pay an IT
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| available insecure wireless network so
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| | staff over 100k-200k a year to maintain
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| they click on it and connect. None of us
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| | your medium size network. Executives at
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| have ever done this before right, itching
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| | N2 Network Solutions say you should
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| to check their email one last time before
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| | consider IT outsourcing or IT consulting.
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| heading out of town? Unbeknownst to them
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| | You can get Industry certified engineers
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| they have just clicked on a fake honeypot
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| | on a project by project basis.
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| wireless network, set up by a rogue
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| | Contractual relationships are also
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| hacker that before they can even realize
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| | available to dump the responsibility of
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| their machine is already being scanned.
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| | your network into their hands for a
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| Picture for a moment that user could be
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| | fraction of the price. To keep your small
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| anywhere, even sitting at a desk in your
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| | to medium size network performing like a
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| network. Just as long as the rogue
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| | Fortune 500 machine invest the capital
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| access point is stronger than your AP's
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| | and secure your assets.
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| radio signal you're security is done.
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