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