Dark Reading explores the security of Wimax, and notes that Sprint will have its hands busy when it comes to locking down its next wireless broadband network. "I expect we'll see similar problems with [WiMax] as we've seen with other devices, namely weak management protocols and vulnerable applications -- embedded Web servers, unencrypted access via telnet and SNMP V1 and V2," says ex-Tipping Point security consultant Shawn Merdinger. As the article notes, a complete wireless security system is not covered by the basic specification.
Sounds no less secure than a well secured WiFi net
It doesn't sound like Wimax is any less secure than a well secured WiFi network. The vulnerabilities that do exist are operating system device drivers, as recently uncovered for WiFi networks. Given that Wimax hasn't rolled out yet, the vendors still have time to tighten up the device drivers in light of the new info on vulnerabilities in that area. -- -- Join Red Room Forum BLOG tkjunkmail.blogspot.com My Web Page
If you want a high security network then it must be wired. You can make a wireless system reasonably secure but with all of the necessary encryption and other security measures the system will be very hard to use will still not be as secure as a well set up wired network. In other words if you want to do casual stuff wireless is fine. But if you want to do stuff like on line banking, or shopping I will NEVER! do this on a wireless anything. -- The older I get the more I prefer the company of my dogs over that of man kind.
Securing Wimax Networks
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Sounds no less secure than a well secured WiFi net
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