This week’s topic of discussion on Security Now! is WEP and MAC Address filtering; where Steve and Leo discuss probably one of the best ways to lock down your wireless network; to use WEP, hide your SSID, and to filter MAC addresses so only computers with those hardware addresses can get online using your wireless network. I do it, so should you! But even so, this will only really protect you against the drive-by wifi user; it’s not real protection against anyone insistent on cracking your wireless network for one reason or another. In fact, the most dilligent of snoops can get past all of these somewhat easily, and Steve and Leo explain why all of the above are great methods for most users, but how there’s more to be informed of and more you can do to protect yourself.
Security Now! Episode 11 // October 27, 2005 – [ episode notes | download ]