Staff wireless networks put data at risk
A Wi-Fi management firm has warned that companies may be unaware that their data is open to hackers because staff have set up their own wireless networks.
AirMagnet claimed that one employee could put the whole network at risk simply by plugging their own router into an access point.
"We go into a lot of companies which say 'we haven't got any wireless access' and we do a demo and three or four access points pop up," Ian Schenkel, EMEA managing director at AirMagnet, told vnunet.com.
The culprit is not necessarily attempting to breach the network, but simply wants to be able to use Wi-Fi on their laptop. "It is not always malicious but it gives you visibility," said Schenkel.
