Current Wireless Devices Lack Real Security

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Current Wireless Devices Lack Real Security

Ephraim Schwartz, InfoWorld

Tuesday, December 09, 2008 1:45 PM PST

"The fact is when it comes to security if you’re using a wireless device for voice or data you might as well be standing in any international airport and speaking to a colleague over a megaphone. Oh, and you might want to slow down from time to time to let the crowd around you take notes.

Although no one quite put it that way, that is the crux of the opinion of numerous experts I spoke to about using the current crop of wireless devices for voice or data.

The Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) Monday released a congressionally sponsored report entitled "Securing Cyberspace for the 44th President." The report never directly discusses how at risk we are, but if you want to interpret a 64-page report that calls for almost the entire revamping of what we now call cybersecurity for the 21st Century, you would be justified in believing that, at present, there is no real security whatsoever.

[ For deeper analysis of the CSIS report, see "Cybersecurity report offers Obama some far-reaching recommendations" ]"

story: http://www.pcworld.com/businesscenter/arti...l_security.html