> James A. Donald[SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] wrote:
>
>
> Reading the Wifi report,
> http://www.weca.net/OpenSection/pdf/Wi-
> Fi_Protected_Access_Overview.pdf
> it seems their customers stampeded them and demanded that the
> security hole be fixed, fixed a damned lot sooner than they
> intended to fix it.
>
> I am struck the contrast between the seemingly strong demand
> for wifi security, compared to the almost complete absence of
> demand for email security.
>
> Why is it so?
>
> --digsig
> James A. Donald
>
How many stories have you read in the last year about
non-LEOs stealing email?
How many stories in the last year have you read about
wardriving?
Further, tapping into 802.11b nets
* gives the attacker access to your internal
network. You already know what you're
sending in email, and eavesdropping on
data you've already decided to send to someone
else feels different than someone trolling through
your file system without your knowledge.
* requires that the tapper be more or less
nearby physically. This feels a lot
different than worrying that a distant
router is compromised.
Peter Trei
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