Nothing to fear from going wireless
Enterprises planning to deploy wireless networks need not be overly concerned about risks to system security, said networking equipment vendor 3Com Corp.
It said the risks are the same as those posed to wired networks — the typical computer virus infection and odd worm-intrusion incident — as long as the proper precautions are taken.
3Com said its finding is based on a recent survey of 2,500 companies in Australia, the Philippines, Indonesia, Singapore and Malaysia.
The survey found that organisations which have moved to wireless networks encounter few, if any, significant security issues.
“Results of this survey debunk the commonly held belief that wireless networks are less secure than wired ones,” said Peter Chai, vice-president and general manager (Asia Pacific) at 3Com, in Kuala Lumpur recently. L33tdawg: To say that wireless networks are as secure as their wired counterparts is kinda stupid imho; clearly Mr. Chai is talking out of his ass
