Thursday, February 16, 2006

WiFi for Dummies

The average user has no idea of the risks associated with public WiFi hotspots. They don't even know what common related terms are -- 802.whatever!, WEP, WPA, SSL, https, POP3, IMAP, SMTP. Tons of people surf the web with ease and can even send emails with attachments (gee, isn't my baby cute!). But they have little knowledge about the computer system itself, let alone what the security vulnerabilities are or how to protect themselves.

Scott Granneman, columnist for Security Focus, has some very simple tips to keep your WiFi network access secure.

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