.. however WiFi has been discussed extensively, so:
Hiding SSID is not pointless, but it is of course no obstacle to the determined. WEP is relatively insecure, to the determined. WPA is potentially breakable, by the determined. MAC authentication is not secure against a sufficiently determined attacker.
Hmm, spot a theme? That's right! A *determined* attacker can break security. This is news, why? It's hardly a specific WiFi issue and it doesn't mean you ought not to use security precautions. Script kiddies often don't even get past the "scanning for SSIDs with no encryption" stage when looking to break WiFi nets and MAC screening is pretty effective, as it takes a reasonably techincally capable attacker to figure out what MAC he needs to spoof and how to spoof it. Bottom line? It's always worth securing your network but you have to operate on the assumption that is insecure, just as with any other line of communication.
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Aye, I know it is not an article on WiFi...
.. however WiFi has been discussed extensively, so:
Hiding SSID is not pointless, but it is of course no obstacle to the determined. WEP is relatively insecure, to the determined. WPA is potentially breakable, by the determined. MAC authentication is not secure against a sufficiently determined attacker.
Hmm, spot a theme? That's right! A *determined* attacker can break security. This is news, why? It's hardly a specific WiFi issue and it doesn't mean you ought not to use security precautions. Script kiddies often don't even get past the "scanning for SSIDs with no encryption" stage when looking to break WiFi nets and MAC screening is pretty effective, as it takes a reasonably techincally capable attacker to figure out what MAC he needs to spoof and how to spoof it. Bottom line? It's always worth securing your network but you have to operate on the assumption that is insecure, just as with any other line of communication.