Combined protection for work and play: wireless security survey |
56% of observed wireless networks in Dublin, Cork and Limerick are vulnerable to attackers, according to the latest wireless vulnerability assessment by Deloitte. This means that over half of the 6545 networks that were scanned across the three cities are not protected against attacks on their information, exposing sensitive personal or business data to unauthorised users.
The findings of the assessment, which was expanded this year to include Cork and Limerick, has shown that once again the use of wireless encryption to protect wireless networks remains poor. The 56% of networks found to be vulnerable used either no encryption to protect communications (19%), or weak encryption which can be trivially broken in a matter of minutes by hackers (36%).
To read the full findings on the report and to learn about the risks and good security practices associated with wireless connections, read our report below.
Combined protection for work and play: wireless security survey
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