This post was published 6 years 2 months 1 day ago. Therefore, it may well be out of date. Do not reply on the contents of this post being accurate. The Wi-Fi Alliance (www.wi-fi.org) is a global, non-profit industry trade association with more than 200 member companies devoted to promoting the growth of wireless Local Area Networks.
If you’re new to wireless security then check out their pages on Securing the Wi-Fi Network and Wi-Fi Security.
If you’re serious about securing your wireless network I definately recommend you check out the Security Now podcast by Steve Gibson and Leo Laporte. You can download each episode from GRC.com (www.grc.com/securitynow.htm) and transcripts are also available in various formats.
- Episode 10 – Open Wireless Access Points – talks about using non-encrypted wireless access points at home and in public locations.
- Episode 11 – Bad WiFi Security – the discussion is about the lack of security value of MAC address filtering, the futility of disabling SSID’s for security, and the extremely poor security offered by the first-generation WEP encryption system.
- Episode 13 – Unbreakable WiFi Security – after discussing Sony’s problamatic Root Kit Steve and Leo complete their discussion of WiFi security, demystifying the many confusing flavors of WPA encryption and presenting several critical MUST DO tips for WPA users.