07-01-2009 8:00
Staying Safe: securing your wireless connection
Filed under: Tips and tricks, Internet, Security, TUAW Tips Recently, we reported on AT&T's push to make it easier for iPhone & iPod touch users to connect to their Wi-Fi Hot Spots. One of our readers, Jamie Phelps, pointed out on his blog that AT&T's Wi-Fi service is not actually a "secure connection," as is advertised in various places on their website; we had overlooked this, and mistakenly reinforced the company's shaky claim in our post.
This brings to light an important point about wireless networks and security, however. It's really easy (and sadly all too common) to hop on to an available wireless signal in your office, at the hotel, or your favorite coffee spot and not even think twice about logging in to your e-mail or checking your bank balance.
What many users don't realize is even though the server you are connecting to (i.e. your bank's website) may employ several layers of security, the connection between your computer and the wireless access point is very likely to be unsecured. Anyone who is within range of your computer can trivially monitor the traffic being sent between your computer and the access point, allowing them to see what websites you may be visiting or capture details about other services that you may be connected to. This isn't because of some gaping vulnerability or software bug, it's just an inherent part of how wireless networks work.
So, what can you do to protect yourself? Read on for a list of simple steps you can take to ensure that your wireless connection is safe and secure.Continue reading Staying Safe: securing your wireless connection Staying Safe: securing your wireless connection originally appeared on The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) on Wed, 01 Jul 2009 01:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds. Staying Safe: securing your wireless connection originally appeared on The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) on Wed, 01 Jul 2009 01:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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08-02-2010 22:43
There are many companies that are using windows kiosk to provide people an alternate way to provide them automated customer service. These kiosk are even developed sometimes by the same company.
How to tell if they provide enough security level? When I have had to answer that question, I have found useful iKAT, which is a tool to test how secure is a Kiosk by telling if it can spawn a shell or other programs, crash the browser, navigate to forbidden sites, among many other interesting plugins. You can also find iKAT for Linux.
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