Why having a wireless communication network is Important

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All information sent over unsecured wireless network are available to all varieties of unscrupulous people, including those who wish to steal identities and regardless of other sources of information that the owner of the network would rather not shared with a stranger, not to mention a stranger who may have malicious on the mind.

For example, a group in 2003 won easy access equipment unsecured Lowe wireless access point. From there, they have installed a program that captures all credit card transactions that take place within the non-secure network.

Abuse

A person who wants to do business on the internet, but does not want companies being attributed to him can use a wireless network unsecured, homeowners who can then become the recipients of any impact. Examples of such abuse a man hijacking a network to download child pornography, which is of course highly illegal. Even if the owners of the network never ventured to these sites to revolt, according to Joseph Burton, a lawyer at the firm New Yorkers Duane Morris, said they can still be held responsible for any illegal activity conducted through their network due to their negligence in setting up adequate security. Other examples of illegal activities that may be carried out on non-wireless networks secure: distribution of computer viruses, spam, downloading illegal copyrighted material and the same communication terrorist. Even something like peer-to-peer downloading illegal files may impair wireless network owner. Prejudice comes from a decrease in internet speeds, not to mention a possible target and a fine of hundreds of thousands of dollars in fines from the RIAA.

In conclusion, failure to properly protect its wireless networks can be not only a nuisance, but a possible disaster waiting to. With unprotected networks remain quite banal - available online to help owners to secure their networks, there is really no reason for many information, the risks are much too large, too simple solutions.

According to Wikipedia: There are three main ways to secure a wireless network.

For networks closed (as users individuals and organizations) the most common way is to configure access restrictions in access points.

For commercial providers, hotspots and large organizations, the best solution is often to have a network wireless open and unencrypted, but completely isolated.

Wireless networks are less secure than wired in many offices intruders can easily visit and connect their own laptops to the network wired without problems, access to the network, and it is also often possible to hackers remote access to the network through backdoors like Back Orifice. A general solution may be encryption end-to-end, with independent authentication on all resources that should not be accessible to the public.

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