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Are WLANs security menaces?

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Do you side with Mike in his depiction of WLANs as wireless menaces, as featured in the Aug. 28 Network Security newsletter? What products do you recommend for curbing the security risks of WLANs? Have you tried the Wireless Security Auditor, NetStumbler, AirSnort, WEPCrack, or any Sniffer Technologies' software? If so, what are your impressions of the product or products?

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by thechas

At the present time, I would not begin to consider using any form of wireless LAN.

I liken wlan to living in a glass house, everyone who wants to look can see what you are doing.

We already have clubs that drive around looking for wlan signals, as very little hacking skills are required to break into most wlans.

I would rate wlans as nearly 100 times less secure than wired lans.

Chas

by mike mullins

I would agree without reservation on the security rating. However, people will still use them. That's why I thought it important to arm the network defenders with information to find them and stamp them out!

Mike Mullins

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