[X4U] Re: Wireless "theft"

[Peter Apockotos]

On Jun 15, 2005, at 10:28 PM, Stroller wrote:

>
> On Jun 16, 2005, at 3:07 am, Robert Ameeti wrote:
>
>>
>> What I am getting at is that I've set up over a hundred wireless  
>> networks for my business clients. On every one of them, I've set  
>> them up as open networks. Not a single client has ever had a  
>> problem with this type of setup. They locked down their servers  
>> and computers and knowingly have their internet connections open...
>>
>
> Whilst I admire your philosophy, the problem is that you clients'  
> competitors could be reading every email they send, perusing any  
> documents your clients access over their wireless networks.  
> Although WEP isn't enough to deter a really determined attacker,  
> WPA might be, and either is an order of magnitude more of a  
> deterrent than saying "here's all my confidential data, come and  
> read it".
>
> Whilst the risk of one of _your_ customers being targeted for  
> privileged information by passive packet-sniffing is very low, do  
> you really want to risk being asked the question: "what you mean,  
> you didn't bother to encrypt our network?"
>
> Stroller





And then you have to worry about someone using your connection for  
kiddy porn or fraud.