RE: wireless woes in the triangle and beyond!

From: Noonan, Wesley (Wesley_Noonanat_private)
Date: Tue Jun 04 2002 - 14:19:51 PDT

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    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
    wnoonanat_private
    http://www.bmc.com
    
    
    > -----Original Message-----
    > From: Ron DuFresne [mailto:dufresneat_private]
    > Sent: Tuesday, June 04, 2002 05:03
    > To: Noonan, Wesley
    > Cc: vuln-devat_private; firewallsat_private
    > 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:dufresneat_private]
    > > > Sent: Monday, June 03, 2002 22:12
    > > > To: vuln-devat_private; firewallsat_private
    > > > 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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