Peaches Posted July 22, 2009 Report Share Posted July 22, 2009 War-Drive' For Insecure WiFi In Homes, Businesses Queensland authorities reportedly launch awareness program to find and warn users with vulnerable wireless networks Jul 21, 2009 | 03:07 PMBy Kelly Jackson HigginsDarkReading Police in Australia are trying to get one step ahead of cybercriminals by war-driving around neighborhoods to sniff out insecure WiFi networks in homes and businesses. According to published reports, the Queensland Police plans to dispatch officers in squad cars to sniff out insecure and open WLANs. More specifically, the department will select specific geographic areas where police will scan for unprotected WiFi networks, alert their users, and provide them with measures for locking down their WiFi, as well as raise public awareness of the threats. Officials say bad guys are sharing satellite maps of areas with unsecured wireless networks that can be exploited. darkreading - http://www.darkreading.com/insiderthreat/s...cleID=218501624 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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