LogError writes “Wireless LANs are not everywhere they could be. Enterprises have heard the horror stories of competitors and crackers sitting in a parking lot and accessing the corporate network. Unfortunately most of these stories are true. Gartner predicts that by the end of this year, a third of all enterprises will suffer a serious security exposure due to a wireless LAN.
The reason? The main protector of wireless LANs, the Wired Equivalent Privacy (WEP) standard, remains full of holes. Research from Cahners’ In-Stat and META Group suggest the lack of security is the biggest deterrent to widespread adoption of WLANs.
But the more IT professionals learn about WLAN technology, and its newer security options, the better moving to wireless sounds.
Read more at Help Net Security.”
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