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Originally Posted by fulltitle
Without Prejudice.
On top of securing a Wifi connection, using SSH or tunnel or stronger encryption to tunnel over one's wireless network is an added layer of protecting against snooping. Using any web-based email system that doesnt offer SSH or encryption allows the communications to be more easily intercepted. ISPs staff all too willing to go for that gung-ho nostalgic feeling and serve cops or those pretending to be cops at will--whether the cops or pretenders lie or not.
See: http://www.oreillynet.com/pub/a/wire...02/23/wep.html .
Even on wired networks, its not a bad idea to use SSH or encryption because a typical computer (i.e. one not hardened against Van Eck style snooping) along with the various wires and cables and outlets its connected to basically broadcast electromagnetically when on. Using encryption or SSH on one's own network makes it tougher to decipher the radiated communications between stations even in your own home on a wired network.
If your ISP doesnt have https/SSH enabled web-based mail demand that they stop being cheap, lazy and slack--there is little excuse for them not to unless they simply are government snooping operation posing as an ISP. Also get those in your chat buddy list to use encryption.
Restricting access to certain MAC Address is another Wifi security tactic.
http://www.dailycupoftech.com/2007/0...e-wifi-design/
Apparently there is already tehnology available for fingerprinting a device's uniqueness from others of the same exact model simply based on its unique style of transceiving.
http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20060905-7669.html |
Thank you Fulltitle;
That is an edifying post but does not effect my premise. You are talking about intercepting information out of the air - monitoring. I can accept that premise. I am realistic that whenever I send and receive through radio waves, there can be monitoring/interception. (I disagree that intercepting and monitoring are synonymous though, because
intercepting would be keeping the intended receiver from getting the transmission, in my opinion.)
It is good that people are offering me useful information here.
The news clip makes it look easy to prowl around inside other coffee shop patrons' computers.
Here is something else on a similar note. I was messing with Bluetooth on my Pocket PC in a coffee shop. Interestingly it was trying to communicate with a couple of the Bluetooth cell phone earpieces - morelike the phones. So I got nosy enough to inquire about what Services these nearby devices could offer me and none were available. Like that.
The news reporter utilized working group computers in network; setting up both the spoof hacker and victims' computers beforehand. Then using Windows Administrative software made it look easy to prowl another's computer through the WIFI as though you were at that computer owner's keyboard on the Windows Explorer.
Like FBIman says, "scare tactics".
Regards,
David Merrill.
