wireless Archive
I’ve written before about the fact that wireless kit usually ships with a default security set up of ‘no security’ – because that’s what makes it easy for consumers to get started right away on using the kit. ‘No security’ …
There is ongoing debate of how safe it is to work wirelessly, with much discussion about how likely it is that your digital information will be monitored and stolen while you are online in a coffee shop or wherever. Of …
Officials in Westchester County, New York have recently attracted attention for their new law that requires businesses to secure their wi-fi hotspots. I’ve spoken before about the need for proper wireless security but, as usual, when businesses fail to take …
Wireless insecurity has been in the press during the last week – the Sunday Times (March 6, 2005) spoke of a ‘virus epidemic’ threatening to wipe mobiles’ memories, while SC Magazine and Computing both report the astonishing absence of security …
I know it’s not news, but it winds me up that there’s a whole industry out here that depends on software faults and basic failings. The information security industry (including my books and company) wouldn’t exist if software manufacturers and …
Information security specialists have been talking increasingly about the problems of “the porous perimeter”. Business managers are simply going ahead and making the problem worse. Why? Because mobile computing and wireless connectivity massively improve business flexibility, efficiency and competitiveness. And …
