Re: Wi-Fi: Essential Checklist

On Fri, 28 Nov 2008 19:24:04 -0800, Jeff Liebermann <jeffl@xxxxxxxxxx>
wrote in <rgb1j4t7h8u048me1c881eo9nm3jn7sl52@xxxxxxx>:

On Fri, 28 Nov 2008 16:18:57 -0500, John Mason Jr

So, why does he recommend *LESS* wireless security? Did I miss
something here?

Perhaps he's just being provocative.

"If I configure my computer to be secure regardless of the network
it's on, then it simply doesn't matter. And if my computer isn't secure
on a public network, securing my own network isn't going to reduce my
risk very much.

Baloney. I could have an adquately secured computah (personal
firewall) and still have problems. For example, sending un-encrypted
email and passwords (POP3, SMTP, FTP) that are sniffable via wireless
or an ethernet tap. The computer is secure, but the transport
mechanism is not.

Amen. You have to run VPN to secure traffic on an open wireless
network, and it's much more cost and hassle to set up VPN than to
configure WPA.
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