| Wireless networks using 802.11 have made it | | | | system ID's its called a SSID or Service Set |
| simple to connect multiple devices to your home | | | | Identifier, its very simple to locate this information |
| network.This can also make your data availiable | | | | on the Internet for default SSID's I recommend |
| anywhere, even outside your home.To set this up | | | | changing this to something hard to guess. |
| all you need is a broadband connection connected | | | | Use alphanumeric's to make it even harder to |
| to a wireless router or a WAP Wireless Access | | | | guess.Use encryption to protect your network. |
| Point. Your home computers should have wireless | | | | WEP or Wireless Encryption Protocol is not |
| access cards installed or if your using a laptop a | | | | secure, I have cracked my own network with a |
| PCMCIA wireless card. Intel Centrino is great for | | | | Linux machine running Kismet. WEP's keylength is |
| wireless, I personally use it. I like the fact that I | | | | only 40 bits, once you collect enough data from |
| did not have to purchase additional | | | | packets its only a matter of time for a |
| hardware.When you set up your wireless router | | | | determined cracker.Instead use WPA which is |
| or WAP your signal is broadcast. This broadcast | | | | WI-Fi protected access. This is more |
| usually goes further than your home or business. | | | | secure.Configure your router to block incoming |
| People like to drive around finding unsecured | | | | outgoing traffic you do not use. Consider blocking |
| wireless access points. This is known as | | | | Port 23 Telnet and Even FTP.Router |
| Wardriving, some hackers even mark spots on | | | | manafacturers have default passwords which I |
| the sidewalk to let other hackers know your | | | | find many home users do not change. CHANGE |
| home or business is offering free Internet service, | | | | THEM!Invest in a software firewall and keep your |
| or worse yet access to your data.This is not to | | | | system up to date. In the month of October |
| scare you but make you aware.Diasble | | | | 2005 there have been several |
| broadcasting so people cannot you your wireless | | | | security flaws listed by Microsoft. Keep Informed. |
| network.Your routers come with pre-configured | | | | |