In message <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, Ted Faber writes:
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>On Wed, Jan 18, 2006 at 10:30:31AM -0800, Hallam-Baker, Phillip wrote:
>> The result is that 70% of wireless access points are open and can be
>> used by Internet criminals to achieve anonymous access.
>
>Loaded statement? Check.
>Precise statement? Check.
>Supported statement? Hmmmm.....
>
I'm not sure which part your claiming is unsupported; my own informal
measurements agree with the 70% number. I'm not at all convinced that
"Internet criminals" use such access points as a major means of access,
though.
However, Phillip's larger point -- that our security mechanisms and
products have lousy user interfaces -- is absolutely correct. It's a
major issue.
--Steven M. Bellovin, http://www.cs.columbia.edu/~smb
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