Wireless Communications

Hacking web cameras, or at least finding them on line and available in Google or MSN has never been easier. While companies continue to leave their security cameras open to the public, and indexable in Google or MSN, there is a lot of humor than can be obtained by watching security cameras, and any Internet connected web cam. Sony SNC-RZ30 series is a web connected camera system in use by many companies. The Google hack is here and the MSN/Live hack is here. There is a difference between the two search queries, MSN Live does not need as much information as the Google hack, but both are entertaining. Mobotix is another widely used security Internet connected web camera system. The Google hack is here, and the MSN Live hack is here. Webthru also has a simple Google hack and MSN hack to see what is happening on those systems as well. The Google hack is here, the MSN/Live hack is here. The difference between the Google and MSN/Live hacks is one of language and putting together the search q...

Retelele wireless sunt foarte greu de securizat fapt care ii incurajeaza pe hackeri sa lanseze atacuri asupra cat mai multor dispozitive mobile. Specialistii in securitate IT recomanda instalarea unui soft antivirus pe terminalele GSM de ultima generatie. Laptopurile, celularele de ultima generatie sau alte dispozitive mobile reprezinta o noua "provocare" pentru hackeri, care dezvolta metode din ce in ce mai sofisticate de atac.Analistii spun ca multiplele posibilitati de conectare la Internet (Wi-Fi, GPRS (General Packet Radio Service) sau Bluetooth sunt foarte greu de securizat, motiv pentru care dispozitivele mobile sunt principalele tinte ale hackerilor.Pentru anul 2008, specialistii spun ca jocurile si retelele sociale online sunt cele mai vulnerabile la atacurile informatice. "Comportamentul utilizatorilor s-a schimbat mult in ultimii doi ani", atrage atentia Bogdan Dumitru, director tehnic la compania BitDefender."Odata cu dezvoltarea puternica a stilulu...

802.11n wireless networks and voice over wireless will be key growth areas for the wireless industry in 2008, experts predict.However, security concerns will continue to be a major issue in successful wireless deployments, according to Ian Schenkel, EMEA managing director of AirMagnet.The wireless industry has gone from strength to strength over the past year after a "bumpy adolescence", and 2007 was the year that wireless grew up.AirMagnet predicts 40 per cent market growth in the wireless industry in 2008.According to recent Gartner research, laptop shipments are set to grow by 19 per cent per year until 2011, exceeding desktop shipment growth that is predicted to increase by just four per cent per year.As the majority of laptops are Wi-Fi enabled, AirMagnet predicts that remote working and laptop sales growth will continue to be key drivers for wireless in 2008.According to Schenkel, some 43 per cent of companies which have so far resisted wireless adoption in the workplac...

If you can use your company's "virtual private network," or VPN, you can feel fairly safe when using open Wi-Fi at a cafe. VPNs create secure "tunnels," in which all online communication is encrypted at both ends. But simply using a top security suite from Symantec, McAfee, Trend Micro or others won't protect you in a cafe situation. For the modern nomadic worker, few things are more enjoyable than heading to a cafe, ordering a cappuccino and firing up the laptop to get some work done. As far as anyone you're e-mailing knows, you're at the office. Unfortunately, few things expose your work to greater security risks than latching onto a public Wi-Fi service. Most people don't realize the risks, and even fewer have the ability to perform the geeky tasks that would fix it. Computer criminals can "sniff" the traffic in a cafe, or set up a fake hot spot that you might innocently log into. When that happens, watch out: Everything you type go...