INTRODUCTION :

Cyber Guerillas are the newest brand of hackers . They primarily hunt wireless hand held devices that are used to connect to the WLAN. The Author of this article covers various security issues concerning the wireless/mobile  networking .The Author also points out the shortcomings of the latest mobile devices and gives some tips to protect ourselves from Hacking.

SUMMARY:

Wireless Hackers "Cyber Guerillas" intend to deny or destroy wireless services for users. Who are at Risk? - A business Traveler closing a business deal , a military personnel receiving military alerts , anybody using a Wireless device can be at risk.

What do They (Hackers) look for ?

They eavesdrop on conversation , grab pass words ,grab network addresses , use our network as a spring board to attack others.
 

What are our Wireless Security Weak Spots?

Hacking Tools are readily available and can effectively intercept signals , rearrange the packets into their proper sequence and find out the access points of the access points of a high speed network that they can tap into. .  
 

How to Protect Ourselves ?

The Best method is to avoid common pitfalls the wireless networks have like Frequency channel overlapping, Wi-Fi implementation incompatibility, Hotspots in Public Places, Unauthorized workstations, System defaults that haven't been changed .

 Conclusion :

This article is a commercial article on wireless security issues  . It gives a good over view of basic security problems in wireless network .It is mainly helpful to students who are interested in wireless network technology.

Personal Inference : I find this article very interesting and i would recommend all students interested in wireless technology to read this article. I am also planning to present this article in class as a subtopic of my presentation on wireless/Mobil .

Balakumar Balasubramanian

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