Researchers Lure Wi-Fi Hackers
Source: DC Internet .com
The sorry state of Wi-Fi security has become one of the most well known secrets of the 802.11 networking standard. The ease of setting up a wireless networking using 802.11-based technology is mirrored by the effortless way hackers, snoopers and the just-curious can detect, enter and use Wi-Fi networks used by corporations, coffee shops and your corner neighbor.
Within every metropolitan area, there are hundreds or thousands of unprotected access points, estimates government contractor Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC).
If an open access point is like honey to a bee, SAIC decided to devise a "honeypot," in an effort to study how and why intruders attack wireless networks. Rob Lee, a former U.S. Air Force security investigator turned chief of SAIC's information security operations, says this is likely the first time a honeypot has been created to study only wireless security.
