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Wireless Security: Point-CounterPoint

Dark Reading - Metromesh Security: Strix Strikes Back - Security News Analysis

Starting with a hypothetical article in Dark Reading, a security consultant waxed on about what could happen if metropolitan broadband networks were hacked. It took a day or two for a response to come forth, but it was a good one. Check it out.

There was a time, admittedly not long ago, when most enterprise and residential WiFi networks were woefully insecure. Because of this, there remains a tremendous concern over the security of this technology. But the truth is that today professional network designers are well aware of the risks, and they use the most advanced authentication and encryption features offered by Strix and other network equipment providers to protect their networks. Conclusions of Nan Chen, VP of marketing at wireless LAN mesh company Strix Systems.

The bottom line - there is currently a host of articles written about security, much of it by security consultants raising the FUD factor - Fear, Uncertainty, and Doubt - for their own purposes. Don't get me wrong, I'm a fan of FUD when I have something to sell. It works as a motivator to create a sense of urgency. FUD is a favorite ploy of sales people - think insurance sales in particular. Of course, this is not to make light of the serious business issues regarding security, an ever present issue in data communications. But, we should always consider the source and seek balanced thinking, like Nan Chen presents.


Posted on May 25, 2006 at 06:05 PM

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