Anyone within the geographical network range of an open, unencrypted wireless network can "sniff", or capture and record, the traffic, gain unauthorized access to internal network … See more

Wireless security is another aspect of computer security. Organizations may be particularly vulnerable to security breaches caused by rogue access points.
If an employee adds a wireless interface to an unsecured port of a system, they may create a breach in See more

There are three principal ways to secure a wireless network.
• For closed networks (like home users and organizations) the most common way is to configure access restrictions in the access points. Those restrictions may include encryption … See more

With increasing number of mobile devices with 802.1X interfaces, security of such mobile devices becomes a concern. While open standards such as Kismet are targeted towards securing laptops, access points solutions should extend towards covering mobile … See more

The modes of unauthorised access to links, to functions and to data is as variable as the respective entities make use of program code. There does not exist a full scope model of … See more

There are a range of wireless security measures, of varying effectiveness and practicality.
SSID hiding
A simple but ineffective method to attempt to secure a wireless network is to hide the SSID See more

In order to implement 802.11i, one must first make sure both that the router/access point(s), as well as all client devices are indeed equipped to support the network encryption. If this is … See more