The increasing trend towards wireless networks may be opening up corporate networks to the risk of malicious hacking, say experts Corporations across the world are opening their doors to hackers when they set up wireless networks -- or when their . . .
The increasing trend towards wireless networks may be opening up corporate networks to the risk of malicious hacking, say experts Corporations across the world are opening their doors to hackers when they set up wireless networks -- or when their employees set them up behind their backs. "We came across a company with one of these networks. All their source code, everything was available," said Thubten Comberford of White Hat Technologies, a wireless security firm.

"This network was beaconing, 'log onto me'...It basically had its Rolls-Royce parked in the driveway, engine running, with a sign saying 'steal me.'" If you think your company doesn't have to worry, you might want to double-check. According to Gartner Dataquest, about 30 percent of all companies with a computer network have some kind of wireless network, either official or rogue. Furthermore, if the business or cafe next door has a wireless network, you might be in trouble.

The link for this article located at ZDNet UK is no longer available.