Re: Use any shared wireless NIC to open backdoor to any network. This is an eye opener!

From: *Vanguard* (no-email_at_reply-to-newsgroup.invalid)
Date: 05/17/04 

Date: Mon, 17 May 2004 12:54:14 -0500

Dave said in news:uPBX7YDPEHA.3328@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl:
> well, first get yourself a better security consultant, one who at
> least is a year or two more up to date in threats. then make sure
> you realize that any computer with a modem that can dial the internet
> can be used the same way. or any computer that can access the
> internet where an employee uses remote desktop or any other remote
> control app to access their home machine that isn't secure can open a
> hole to your network. or any traveler's laptop that isn't properly
> protected when connected to the internet that can then be plugged
> into your network can bring in all sorts of nasties. after you start
> worrying about all those, go find a good security consultant and come
> up with a good corporate plan to protect your network.
>
>
> <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:e30201c43c33$5d3af4c0$a001280a@phx.gbl...
>>
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> The following scenario shows how a wireless NIC on an XP
>> client can be configured to communicate to any other
>> wireless NIC in near proximity. I didn't realize that a
>> wireless NIC could be used as an access point for a
>> malicious user, you don't even need an access point. How
>> can I make sure that this can't happening on my network
>> via active directory?
>>>
>>> http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone/columns/bow
>>> man/02april08.asp
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> .

>From the OP, didn't sound like they wanted to secure WiFi in a corporate
environment. Looks more to be a personal intranet at home. You don't
hire security consultants for that. The OP also wouldn't have mentioned
an article that discusses ad-hoc WiFi if it were implemented in a
corporate intranet. I'm definitely no security consultant but just
using WEP would seem to alleve the OP of their concerns. 

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