[X4U] Re: Wireless "theft"

[Ted Burton]

At 3:28 AM +0100 on 6/16/05, Stroller spoke about Re: [X4U] Re: 
Wireless "theft" thusly:

>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.

The only case of data theft I am myself familiar with occurred the 
old fashioned way: burglary.  Someone came in and stole some 
computers and other equipment that would make it look like 
marketability was the burglar's standard.

 From which I have concluded that the only true security consists of 
keeping your computer in a vault of sufficient sturdiness that it 
requires dynamite used on the premises to get into it without the 
combination, and never using wireless and maintaining security 
constantly on the basement and crawl space wiring.

The question really involves whether the client has anything going on 
in the business that would be the subject of industrial espionage. 
The auto parts dealer really has very little to hide.  Having your 
employee date the other guy's bookkeeper can be more useful than all 
the electronic sniffing you don't know how to use and can't afford to 
hire someone to do for you

Now if we are talking about the design division of the auto 
manufacturer, or of Apple or M$, it's a different matter.

WEP will beat  kiddies who are just going around being curious. 
They'll go find someone who isn't using WEP.
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