Re: Security is Holistic in http://www.dslreports.com/forum/r9315697 en Wed, 25 Nov 2009 07:33:20 EDT Wed, 25 Nov 2009 07:33:20 EDT Re: Security is Holistic http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,9316152 der_panzer :
said by pcscdma See Profile:
WEP, WPA, AES, VPN, MAC authentication, hide broadcast SID

They don't work unless you turn them on!


Well said. An hour and a half of wardriving in Nashville yielded more than 600 APs. Only about 25% ran WEP, and less than 10% hide SSID.

We weren't even using a fancy setup with a high gain antenna. We had a USB 802.11b adapter on an extension cable slung around the rear view mirror (inside the car).

"There are only two truly infinite things - the universe and stupidity, and I am unsure about the universe" - Albert Einstein]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,9316152 Sat, 07 Feb 2004 13:13:51 EDT Re: Security is Holistic http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,9315763 kv5e : While drive testing in the Metroplex (can you hear me now), I ran Net Stumbler on my laptop. 146 AP's in about 60 minutes. One third (mostly business) were WEP enabled. The other 2/3 were all open, probably with no MAC authentication, and most likely DHCP. A few of the open AP had changed the SSID, but most were defaulted.

I bet a lot of them were in trusted zones too, but it's like picking the neighbor's tomatoes; even if he doesn't have a fence then not yours for the taking so I don't try to connect.

Regards,

KV5E]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,9315763 Sat, 07 Feb 2004 12:30:36 EDT Re: Security is Holistic http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,9315697 pcscdma : WEP, WPA, AES, VPN, MAC authentication, hide broadcast SID

They don't work unless you turn them on!]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,9315697 Sat, 07 Feb 2004 12:21:07 EDT Security is Holistic http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,9315632 kv5e : The best encryption is easily overcome by poor procedures in implementation and continued support.

Continued education and diligent administration of security policies is essential.

The wetware is still the critical path!

KV5E]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,9315632 Sat, 07 Feb 2004 12:10:39 EDT