On Mon, Jun 18, 2012 at 10:17 AM, Andrew S. Baker <[email protected]> wrote: > BTW, just as a point of clarification, each measure of a security posture > does not necessarily have to be secure in and of itself. Your security lies > in the combination of each of these measures, operating together. There is > *some* security value in obscurity. It is better said that true security > cannot be had through obscurity alone.
There's security, and then there's keeping a low profile. The two go well together. In particular, I like to keep a low profile as it means there's less noise from unskilled intrusion attempts. The more sophisticated attacks will stand out more. That said, as always, it comes down to cost/benefit. Hiding the SSID gives you some benefit in the keeping a low profile department, but if the cost includes a huge number of help desk calls or other confusion, it may well not be worth it. And every scenario is different. For example, if you're in the middle of a dense population area with lots of script-kiddie wannabe "hackers", the noise from that might make hiding an SSID worth it. OTOH, if you're fairly isolated (say, in a large complex owned by a single organization), and there's little chance of someone finding your RF signal by mistake, hiding the SSID might not yield as much benefit. -- Ben ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to [email protected] with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin
