Cable Forum - View Single Post - Report of an apparent Security Flaw in 802.11b Wi-Fi

ntluser · 21-05-2004, 08:42

It's not surprising really.

There was a demonstration on TV that one person with a laptop and appropriate skills could read the screen and possibly the hard drive on another laptop in the same hotspot area. There were concerns about commercial and industrial espionage with companies in adjacent buildings being able to access each others machines.

It's typical of Microsoft that as per usual they have not examined and prepared for all the security aspects, particularly when you see all the security patches they continue to issue for Windows XP, their flagship operating system.

21-05-2004, 08:42	#2
ntluser Inactive Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Manchester Age: 79 Services: Virgin Media XL Telephone,TV with Tivo box & Superhub3 upto 150Mb Broadband, Sky World, & Freeview+ Posts: 1,901	Re: Report of an apparent Security Flaw in 802.11b Wi-Fi It's not surprising really. There was a demonstration on TV that one person with a laptop and appropriate skills could read the screen and possibly the hard drive on another laptop in the same hotspot area. There were concerns about commercial and industrial espionage with companies in adjacent buildings being able to access each others machines. It's typical of Microsoft that as per usual they have not examined and prepared for all the security aspects, particularly when you see all the security patches they continue to issue for Windows XP, their flagship operating system.