Geoff's LawGems

Wednesday, June 23, 2004

Wireless Networks and the Emperor's New Clothes.

The Official WorldWide WarDrive just released results of its most recent "survey" of wireless networks, finding that of 288,000+ networks found, half of them were without WEP (wireless encryption) and 28.7% used the default SSID. Remember folks, your nifty new wireless router that works out of the box makes your internet connection, and potentially your entire local network available to neighbors and passers-by.

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