Security (was Re: [TriLUG] who else is experimenting with the sharp zaurus?)

[Andrew C. Oliver]

Have there been any cases of this?  My wireless network extends into my 
back yard.  I have the security pretty low.  For one, if you're in my 
back yard long enough to hack behind the firewall, I have a bigger 
problem.  WHAT are you doing in my backyard!

Secondly all sensitive transactions I do are over SSL anyhow, so if 
you're back there long enough to crack the 128 bit encryption on my 
banking...again WHAT are you doing in my backyard!  :-)


M. Mueller wrote:

>On Friday 17 May 2002 09:41 am, you wrote:
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>>far.  I have gotten kismet working which is a wireless network sniffer
>>and found 3 networks around my house.  
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>YIKES!  How's that for privacy?
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>Here's another: call bank on wireless analog phone, enter ID and PIN, get 
>information, end call.  Someone with a baby monitor might have heard your 
>tone entries.  Someone more evil might have recorded the conversation and now 
>has information that can be used to steal your identity.
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