It is amazing to see how widespread WiFi has become. Just about everywhere you go, you can pickup WiFi networks. If you go to any of the technology stores that carry networking equipment such as Fry’s Electronics or Best Buy, the amount of retail shelf space dedicated to WiFi products is much larger than wired networking products. The other interesting point is that a surprising number of the WiFi networks out there are completely unsecured. A considerable portion of the people that have WiFi access to their home or small business network have their WiFi access point configured exactly as it came out of the box from the manufacturer. With many of these cases, people have not even changed the default admin password on their WiFi access point. It is also common for people to assume that the cable company or phone company installer that installed their WiFi system took all the steps necessary to adequately secure their WiFi network. It turns out, this is frequently a bad assumption. Read the rest of this entry »
Sep 21
Recent Comments