About Net Security: November 16, 2007

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	from Tony Bradley, CISSP-ISSAP Have you ever used a credit card while shopping? Would you be concerned at all to learn that there may be a 50% chance that your credit card data was transported over an insecure wireless network where it could be picked up by any attacker within range? A recent study showed that an estimated 50% of retail stores surveyed have either no wireless network security, or flawed wireless network security.
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Survey Finds Retail Wireless Networks Insecure If the results of a recent study by AirDefense are to be believed, every time you use your credit card at a retail store you run a 50/50 chance that your credit card data and other information could be transported over an insecure and easily hacked wireless network. The problem is bigger than that though. The percentage of home wireless networks that are improperly secured...read more             More Topics Information Security Resources Information Security Tools and Utilities Product and Book Reviews Predators on Social Networks 5 Steps to Protect Yourself From Spyware Security 101 Securing Windows XP Home Edition Microsoft Releases Two Security Bulletins for November It is a slow month for Security Bulletins from Microsoft this month. It is a good thing too, since Microsoft is continuing to have issues with WSUS, the mechanism used by many organizations to download and distribute patches in their enterprise. There are only two bulletins this month. One of them is rated as Critical, and the other is Important...read more   VoIP Flaw Poses a Security Risk Has your organization upgraded to the world of VoIP communications? Are you using VoIP for your home telephone service? VoIP has been a hot technology for a while now, and many organizations have already implemented it, or have it on their radar to implement soon. VoIP is also a fundamental technology that is a key component of...read more     Sponsored Links   Consumer Search Consumer Search Before you buy a thing this season, read the reviews here

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