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Wi-Fi Networks Open to Attacks

January 18th, 2010

Just how vulnerable are home WiFi networks? With the abundance of news stories about data privacy, hacking attacks, malware, phishing schemes, retail credit card breaches and the like, I am surprised to see such a large number of home users are still either unconcerned or unaware about securing their data. This video from Fox News, Washington DC shows that weak Wi-Fi security is still all too common in many home Wi-Fi networks.

AirTight Networks security analyst Rick Farina is featured showing how just easy it is for a hacker to find unsecured Wi-Fi in a residential neighborhood. Unfortunately, one thing that gets overlooked in these stories is just how often these same home Wi-Fi devices will show up in the corporate networks, unknowingly providing unecumbered access to sensitive data.

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Mike Baglietto Best practices, Wireless scanning, Wireless security

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