Eric Geier

Wi-Fi hotspot administrators can help protect users from security threats such as discussed in Wi-Fi Hotspot Security: The Issues. Don’t forget, offering public wireless access also creates a few security concerns for the admins and providers themselves. However, Wi-Fi hotspots can still be safe and secure for both the users and the businesses or organizations […]

Wi-Fi hotspot administrators can easily help protect users from security threats such as those discussed in Wi-Fi Hotspot Security: The Issues. Don’t forget, offering public wireless access also creates a few security concerns for the admins and providers themselves. However, Wi-Fi hotspots can still be safe and secure for both the users and the businesses […]

The major concern of users at Wi-Fi hotspots, beyond not being able to connect, is security. These types of wireless networks are inherently “unsecure.” This is because encryption methods such as WEP and WPA, which are usually used to protect private wireless networks, aren’t implemented due to the complexities of supporting users. Furthermore, using WEP […]

In Part I of this tutorial, I explained how I performed a war drive to collect useful information, such as the percentages of homes and businesses that use encryption, hidden SSIDs, and default RF channels. For example, many access points are tuned to the factory default channel. This can limit the capacity of your WLANs […]

Price: $2,990 (Survey alone: $1,490)Pros:  Accurate, supports nearly all Wi-Fi cardsCons: Documentation lacks some information, isn’t GPS capable Final Thoughts I feel the documentation could use some help, but overall, I found iSite to be very useful and accurate for those performing indoor RF site surveys or wireless network installations. Not having GPS capability with […]

During the last few weeks, I put the geek hat on and took to the road for some war driving. My goal was to capture a good amount of data on wireless networks residing in homes and businesses. Then, later I would export and compile the data to come up with some interesting statistics and […]

A common security practice among wireless network administrators is to disable Service Set Identifier (SSID) broadcasting on wireless access points or routers. The reason is that disabling SSID broadcasting is supposed to hide and protect their wireless network. Even if an individual knows there is a wireless network at a certain location, this person must […]