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Tuesday October 24th, 2006 |
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Think all Wi-Fi networks are secure?
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Think again. Many - even those used by business travelers - are vulnerable. Here's how to protect yourself. |
Think your computer is secure when you log onto a Wi-Fi network at a major hotel?
Think again. Many Wi-Fi networks, including some at major hotels frequented by business travelers, are susceptible to attacks by hackers.
Even worse, these hackers don't even need sophisticated tools to log onto your lap top and steal your personal data or your company's intellectual property, according to Dave Garrison, chief executive of iBAHN, a company that builds secure networks for Wi-Fi "hot spots," or places where people can access the Internet via a wireless connection.
Research commissioned by RSA Security (Charts), which makes security tools and software, found that 25 percent of corporate Wi-Fi networks in New York are not secure, while 26 percent of corporate Wi-Fi networks in London are not secure. About 22 percent of corporate Wi-Fi networks in Paris are not secure.
That's a disturbing trend in an era when data theft is on the rise. Over 88 million data records of U.S. residents have been exposed due to security breaches since February 2005, according to the Privacy Rights Clearinghouse, a non-profit consumer group devoted to privacy rights.
During a demonstration conducted for CNNMoney.com at a large hotel in Manhattan, iBAHN chief technical officer Brett Molen demonstrated how easy it is for one person using a laptop or even a handheld device at an unsecured wireless network to open, copy and delete files from the computer of another user on the same network.
External Source - For the complete article click here
Source - CNN
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