RE: wireless woes in the triangle and beyond!

More fuel for the fire...

http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/sci/tech/newsid_1892000/1892510.stm

Wes Noonan, MCSE/CCNA/CCDA/NNCSS
Senior QA Rep.
BMC Software, Inc.
(713) 918-2412
wnoonan_at_bmc.com
http://www.bmc.com

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Ron DuFresne [mailto:dufresne_at_winternet.com]
> Sent: Tuesday, June 04, 2002 05:03
> To: Noonan, Wesley
> Cc: vuln-dev_at_securityfocus.com; firewalls_at_lists.gnac.net
> Subject: RE: wireless woes in the triangle and beyond!
>
> On Tue, 4 Jun 2002, Noonan, Wesley wrote:
>
> > I have a buddy of mine in the UK who uses rogue AP's to access the net
> for
> > free. He uses this thing he calls a "cantenna" (essentially he cracks
> open
> > the card and wires it to a metal milk carton) to boost the signal and
> range
> > so that he can hit any of a number of APs in the area. Swears by it as
> the
> > "only way to access the net"...
>
>
> Wireless is going to be a big problem at many sites for sometime for sure.
> Rouge AP's should be covered in the sites security policy, as should all
> wireless toys and trinkets.
>
> Then again it seems the new nibda/code red issue of this summer is the M$
> SQL prblem. Scans from infected systems on ports 1433 1434 are increasing
> at a dramatic pace this past week or two....
>
> Thanks,
>
> Ron DuFresne
>
> >
> > Wes Noonan
> >
> >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: Ron DuFresne [mailto:dufresne_at_winternet.com]
> > > Sent: Monday, June 03, 2002 22:12
> > > To: vuln-dev_at_securityfocus.com; firewalls_at_lists.gnac.net
> > > Subject: RE: wireless woes in the triangle and beyond!
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > Computerworld has run a story, seems the concern about CVS and
> petsmart is
> > > not as worrysome for customer info, they only have their inventory
> exposed
> > > <smile>:
> > >
> > >
> > > -- here's the CVS/PEYsMART story
> > >
> > >
> http://www.computerworld.com/mobiletopics/mobile/technology/story/0,10801,
> > > 71644,00.html
> > >
> > > As well as a really intereresting one on rogue APs:
> > >
> > >
> http://www.computerworld.com/mobiletopics/mobile/technology/story/0,10801,
> > > 71656,00.html
> > >
> > >
> > > Thanks to:
> > >
> > > Bob Brewin
> > > wireelss reporter
> > > Computerworld
> > >
> > > For the URLs posted above.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > I'll be posting a web page to highlight any insecured wep related
> customer
> > > information issues folks find in their wireless mapping efforts. We
> are
> > > asking that if you find a company with insecure wiless setups, to
> verify
> > > that they are indeed pushing customer related info out the airwaves.
> > > Merely noting they are operating without wep enabled will not suffice.
> > > Those that send info for posting to the page listed below can either
> have
> > > that information posted anonymous or take credit for the information,
> just
> > > include your wish in the e-mail you send. Not asking to be given
> credit
> > > and not asking to be anonymous will result in the information being
> posted
> > > anonymously.
> > >
> > >
> > > http://sysinfo.com/wirelessfewls.html
> > >
> > >
> > > Thanks,
> > >
> > > Ron DuFresne
> > >
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Received on Jun 04 2002