Re: [MBZ] OT Interesting Video Secure Your WiFi

2014-10-24 Thread Dan Penoff via Mercedes
Just leave it out there, but enable security. WPA for sure, as WEP has been compromised for years. Change the admin account credentials to something secure. Use good password practices (8 character minimum, a mix of numbers, upper/lower case letters and characters, no dictionary words.)

Re: [MBZ] OT Interesting Video Secure Your WiFi

2014-10-24 Thread Curly McLain via Mercedes
Just leave it out there, but enable security. WPA for sure, as WEP has been compromised for years. Change the admin account credentials to something secure. Use good password practices (8 character minimum, a mix of numbers, upper/lower case letters and characters, no dictionary words.)

Re: [MBZ] OT Interesting Video Secure Your WiFi

2014-10-24 Thread Mitch Haley via Mercedes
Dan Penoff via Mercedes wrote: Just leave it out there, but enable security. WPA for sure, as WEP has been compromised for years. My neighborhood is full of Uverse customers running Motorola NGV510s with default settings. wifi password is a 10 digit number printed on the router, admin

Re: [MBZ] OT Interesting Video Secure Your WiFi

2014-10-24 Thread Mitch Haley via Mercedes
Mitch Haley via Mercedes wrote: My neighborhood is full of Uverse customers running Motorola NGV510s Argh. NVG510, not NGV. ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go

Re: [MBZ] OT Interesting Video Secure Your WiFi

2014-10-24 Thread Dan Penoff via Mercedes
MAC address filtering is good, but like anything there are ways to spoof a MAC address. A Pretty simple and easy way to limit access, at least until the kids bring their friends over and they want wireless access What it really boils down to is striking a balance between security and risk.

Re: [MBZ] OT Interesting Video Secure Your WiFi

2014-10-24 Thread Tim Crone via Mercedes
On Fri, Oct 24, 2014 at 8:40 AM, Dan Penoff via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote: Just leave it out there, but enable security. WPA for sure, as WEP has been compromised for years. Change the admin account credentials to something secure. Use good password practices (8 character

Re: [MBZ] OT Interesting Video Secure Your WiFi

2014-10-24 Thread Dan Penoff via Mercedes
Definitely WPA2. Probably should have been more specific. Pretty much every thing Tim says here is on point. I get paid to break into stuff like this for a purpose, usually after someone else has done it in order to do the forensics and lock things down even more afterwards. The tools we have

Re: [MBZ] OT Interesting Video Secure Your WiFi (Dan Penoff)

2014-10-24 Thread Addison Thompson via Mercedes
] OT Interesting Video Secure Your WiFi Date: October 24, 2014 5:40:08 AM PDT To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com Just leave it out there, but enable security. WPA for sure, as WEP has been compromised for years. Change the admin account credentials to something secure. Use good

Re: [MBZ] OT Interesting Video Secure Your WiFi (Dan Penoff)

2014-10-24 Thread Dan Penoff via Mercedes
CL500 On Oct 24, 2014, at 11:28 AM, mercedes-requ...@okiebenz.com wrote: From: Dan Penoff d...@penoff.com Subject: Re: [MBZ] OT Interesting Video Secure Your WiFi Date: October 24, 2014 5:40:08 AM PDT To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com Just leave it out there, but enable

Re: [MBZ] OT Interesting Video Secure Your WiFi

2014-10-24 Thread Scott Ritchey via Mercedes
You may also want to disable Wi-Fi Protected Setup if your router/access point has the option. -Original Message- From: Dan Penoff via Mercedes Sent: Friday, October 24, 2014 8:40 AM Just leave it out there, but enable security. WPA for sure, as WEP has been compromised for years.

Re: [MBZ] OT Interesting Video Secure Your WiFi

2014-10-23 Thread G Mann via Mercedes
I had a problem with neighbors stealing WIFI signal. Then I changed the name of the system to FBI surveillance van 3# ... no problems since. ;))) Grant... Amazed at what people leave laying out in plain view about their personal lives these days. On Thu, Oct 23, 2014 at 9:20 AM, Rick Knoble via

Re: [MBZ] OT Interesting Video Secure Your WiFi

2014-10-23 Thread Dan Penoff via Mercedes
I was going to do this on one of my APs at the house until my DEA neighbor said he knew of a couple of instances where people did this using the DEA as the name and they were prosecuted for impersonation of some kind. He says they have no sense of humor, too. Dan On Oct 23, 2014, at 1:14

Re: [MBZ] OT Interesting Video Secure Your WiFi

2014-10-23 Thread Mitch Haley via Mercedes
G Mann via Mercedes wrote: I had a problem with neighbors stealing WIFI signal. Then I changed the name of the system to FBI surveillance van 3# ... no problems since. ;))) How far to the neighbors? I thought your driveway was 14 miles long. My router name is PRIVATE STAY OFF. Yours sounds

Re: [MBZ] OT Interesting Video Secure Your WiFi

2014-10-23 Thread Dan Penoff via Mercedes
As a professional IT security professional, I can assure you that masking or not broadcasting you SSID is a waste of time. I can get it a number of different ways..., Dan On Oct 23, 2014, at 3:16 PM, Mitch Haley via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote: G Mann via Mercedes wrote: I had

Re: [MBZ] OT Interesting Video Secure Your WiFi

2014-10-23 Thread Dan Penoff via Mercedes
Was I being redundant??? That's what happens when you text in a meeting, On Oct 23, 2014, at 3:50 PM, Dan Penoff via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote: As a professional IT security professional, I can assure you that masking or not broadcasting you SSID is a waste of time. I can

Re: [MBZ] OT Interesting Video Secure Your WiFi

2014-10-23 Thread Dan Penoff via Mercedes
Just finished a week long 60 hour SANS course on wifi hacking. All I can say is that anyone who uses public wifi is asking for some serious abuse. I chuckle at the thought of the fun I could have with all the people at Starbucks who are sitting around working in their novels/screenplays. Dan

Re: [MBZ] OT Interesting Video Secure Your WiFi

2014-10-23 Thread Randy Bennell via Mercedes
DEA - diesel energy adherent?? RB On 23/10/2014 1:24 PM, Dan Penoff via Mercedes wrote: I was going to do this on one of my APs at the house until my DEA neighbor said he knew of a couple of instances where people did this using the DEA as the name and they were prosecuted for impersonation

Re: [MBZ] OT Interesting Video Secure Your WiFi

2014-10-23 Thread Curly McLain via Mercedes
DEA - diesel energy adherent?? RB = Rotton Bananas (make banana bread soon) MBBS DEA = Dead Elephant Auditor FBI = From Big IslandI saw blue Tshirts with big yellow letters saying FBI, then smaller letters saying From Big Island. I like that! At least it is better than being a

Re: [MBZ] OT Interesting Video Secure Your WiFi

2014-10-23 Thread G Mann via Mercedes
Simple answer, more than one property in Arizona, plus the ranch, plus properties in other states, some of which are within the confines of civilization [such as it is]. WIFI at the ranch house is not a worry, unless NSA is listening in on the satellite connection [which they are]. Nothing

Re: [MBZ] OT Interesting Video Secure Your WiFi

2014-10-23 Thread Rich Thomas via Mercedes
Just like when I tried to get Trent prosecuted for theft and wire fraud. --R On 10/23/14 6:44 PM, G Mann via Mercedes wrote: Greatest growth market in crime is electronic theft. Current poo-lice have no clue, and in most cases have no jurisdiction, to pursue the perp.

Re: [MBZ] OT Interesting Video Secure Your WiFi

2014-10-23 Thread G Mann via Mercedes
Perfect example. I'll take bets the case was never filed, but cop forms were filled out and filed... in the to be forgotten forever file at the cop house. On the other hand... my Mercedes vehicles are all working well. I've followed with interest the thread on fuel nozzle parts... will continue

Re: [MBZ] OT Interesting Video Secure Your WiFi

2014-10-23 Thread Curt Raymond via Mercedes
From: Mitch Haley via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com Sent: Thursday, October 23, 2014 3:16 PM Subject: Re: [MBZ] OT Interesting Video Secure Your WiFi G Mann via Mercedes wrote: I had a problem with neighbors

Re: [MBZ] OT Interesting Video Secure Your WiFi

2014-10-23 Thread Craig via Mercedes
On Thu, 23 Oct 2014 15:50:49 -0400 Dan Penoff via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote: As a professional IT security professional, I can assure you that masking or not broadcasting you SSID is a waste of time. I can get it a number of different ways..., So what should we do? Craig

Re: [MBZ] OT Interesting Video Secure Your WiFi

2014-10-23 Thread Curly McLain via Mercedes
On Thu, 23 Oct 2014 15:50:49 -0400 Dan Penoff via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote: As a professional IT security professional, I can assure you that masking or not broadcasting you SSID is a waste of time. I can get it a number of different ways..., So what should we do? Craig

Re: [MBZ] OT Interesting Video Secure Your WiFi

2014-10-23 Thread Curly McLain via Mercedes
On Thu, 23 Oct 2014 15:50:49 -0400 Dan Penoff via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote: As a professional IT security professional, I can assure you that masking or not broadcasting you SSID is a waste of time. I can get it a number of different ways..., So what should we do? Craig

Re: [MBZ] OT Interesting Video Secure Your WiFi

2014-10-23 Thread Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes
Hey there's about to be available a really cool electronic wallet called Wocket, that stores an infinite number of credit, debit, or gift cards which relies on biometric or self-chosen passwords. Watch the presentation: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h2zPNB5i9CA or www.wocketwallet.com On