This isn't that new. They've been able to break WEP for some time and always pretty fast.
Most modern systems should support WPA2 which is a little better than WPA. But I will also recommend using an IPSec VPN tunnel when using wireless to do things that involve data you want to be kept private. > -----Original Message----- > From: Rick Root [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Tuesday, April 10, 2007 2:11 PM > To: CF-Community > Subject: WEP is no longer viable > > Just blogged this here: > > http://www.rickroot.com/blog/1/2007/04/Is-your-wireless-secure--Not- > with-WEP.cfm > > Chances are, if you've got a wireless router and you've "properly" > secured your router so that your neighbors can't hijack your internet > connection, you're using the Wired Equiavalent Privacy encryption > method to secure your wireless network. That's WEP for short. Don't > worry, I didn't know what it stood for either until today, I always > assumed "Wireless Encryption Protocol" > > Anyway, this weekend, some german security analysts figured out how to > crack this encryption method - and not only that, it can be done by a > standard PC in under 60 seconds. > > http://www.newswireless.net/index.cfm/article/3292 > > So, if you've got a wireless router secured with WEP encryption - > change it to something else. WPA, for example. > > If you've got a wireless router without security... well, get some. > Otherwise you're opening yourself up to someone sitting on the curb by > your house and accessing your private data. > > > -- > CFMBB - Coldfusion Message Boards, Version 1.21 Now Available! > http://www.cfmbb.org > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Upgrade to Adobe ColdFusion MX7 Experience Flex 2 & MX7 integration & create powerful cross-platform RIAs http://www.adobe.com/products/coldfusion/flex2/?sdid=RVJQ Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Community/message.cfm/messageid:232232 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5
