with a wireless network, you can be attacked the conventional way, via the web, but a good firewall will stop this. with a wireless network you are also vulnerable to an attack by radio waves, your traffic can be monitored and in less than a day the encryption and key protection of the wireless network can be cracked, at this point they have access on the "secure" side of the firewall, they can monitor all your network traffic and inject any data they want into your wireless network. they can pretend to be you, they can log and use any credit card or other useful info that goes on your network. they can order things via your lan, basically setting themselves up to imitate one of the machines that's legitimately a part of your network. basically, with wireless your network is already bugged, by it's very nature. it's been demonstrated by many people that the wireless network protocols are not very robust and can easily be cracked and exploited. this can be done by anyone close enough to you to pick up the network traffic and transmit data into it. basically any motivated high schooler or real criminal on your block can mess with your network from the safety of their basement, and you'll never know where they are or who did it unless they make a mistake like having things shipped to their home.
Alex Nonnemacher wrote: > > Perhaps you could explain how an "attack via your web connection" is > different from someone getting on my lan? Sadly, I could do well to > learn a little about security and encryption, so I'm asking. > > Philip Stortz wrote: > > > well, it might protect you from attacks via your web connection, but > > ...once someone is into your' lan they can likely do whatever they > > want, spy on your data (like credit cards and personal emails), pretend > > to be you (hard to argue credit card theft when the purchase came from > > your' ip), and other mildly creative but highly annoying things. ------- -- As has sadly been recently documented once again, there are three major gangs, the crips, the bloods and the badges, watch out for the badges..... -- G-List is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- We have Apple Refurbished Monitors in stock! | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> G-List list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml> Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/g-list%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Macintosh? Get free email and more at Applelinks! <http://www.applelinks.com>
