Do you have
wireless networking in your home or office?
Do you think
that you're wireless is secure?
Would you bet your life on it?
You might be already.
The above
footage from YouTube is from a television program in the United
Kingdom that exposed how easy it was to breech a wireless
network.
On the
right, a Florida television station drives through town to
discover just how safe your data might... or might not be.
The wireless network is rapidly replacing wired options, especially
as new standards for wireless broadband are being implemented by
networking vendors. Wireless networking brings great benefit in areas
like temporary installations, in buildings where wiring is logistically
difficult, or in locations such as college campuses or airports where
users are not likely to do all of their computing in one fixed spot.
Secure wireless networks have also become common in healthcare
applications, transportation, supermarkets and warehousing. Wireless
network security must, however, be a primary concern when rolling out a
wireless network.
A wireless network setup is easier to use, and less costly than a
traditional LAN, but there are some serious security issues that must be
addressed.
There have been several well-documented cases of "war driving," or
driving around with a wireless scanner in an attempt to intercept
traffic. When this traffic is unencrypted, it is easy to snoop.
Let Metrogeek help you be sure your data is safe. We will "snoop" around
your home or office to see if your network is secure and help you
tighten things up.
If you are thinking about implementing Wireless, let us help you
plan, maximize and secure your wireless network.
