The six dumbest ways to secure a wireless LAN

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Put it in perspective. Your article reads like all data security breaches will be solved using the security tools you recommend. If you want to talk about credibility, talk numbers. What percentage of lost sensitive information was the result of hacks of wireless networks in the past year? Where is the biggest threat to data security - based on actual stolen data over the past year or two?

As for my credibility in the wireless arena, I never claimed to have any more than common sense. Read the news. The headlines aren't telling about tens or hundreds of thousands of people's confidential information lost through wireless access. They are talking about internet hacks and internal employee theft of the information. Currently, there are network security holes through which much more sensitive data is being lost than wireless network exploits. Once those are fixed (some never will be fixed), maybe wireless insecurity will become a threat worthy of the accent you place on it in your articles - no way to tell at this time.

Remember that changing any security system costs both time and money, time and money more needed plugging other holes at this time.

Posted by: Gvanwinkle   Posted on: 03/21/05 You are currently: a Guest | Members login | Terms of Use

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