The term "wireless security" may seem a contradiction in terms. After all, how can any data sent into the open air be secure? Thanks to the advent of digital cell nets and encryption, only mobsters and terrorists really need
to worry about phone tapping any more. And few phone conversations have anything in them that would interest a thief. But what about wireless data sent over Wi-Fi networks? Every time you log on to a public Wi-Fi access point, you are transmitting your login name and password over open airwaves, and often a credit card number as well. And given that public networks offer the opportunity for bad guys to capture mountains of such data, it's right to be worried. At airports like O'Hare, there are literally dozens of rogue networks just waiting to entrap unsuspecting travelers.
itoc.usma.edu The media is filled with doom and gloom for wireless networks. But every day it seems that wireless networking is promised to achieve new amazing feats. Military sensor networks, high speed multimedia, medical devices, and automobile telemetry are just some of the interesting applications gaining momentum. So, is the risk real? How bad is the threat? Can it ever be trusted? This talk will be about the history of wireless security and current IA trends that will impact future wireless products and networks. Ultimately, this talk will provide five examples of why we may be doomed to repeat the dismal past of wireless security.
Wireless-network-tutorial.com You just purchased a wireless router and wireless network adapter and you are reading through the instruction guide which states, "Change the default SSID and disable SSID broadcasts". At that point you might be asking yourself what is a SSID and why do I care about securing it. What happens if I don't secure the SSID?