A typical Wi-Fi attack takes less than two minutes! The information gathered by our honeypot from RSAC attendees and the length of time they remained connected would be more than enough for a criminal hacker to conduct a
man-in-the-middle (MitM) attack to hack each and every one of these connections and steal valuable information like usernames, passwords, and even credit card numbers. Of course, this exercise was simply put in place for educational purposes – none of these RSAC attendees were in danger of such an attack, and everyone was able to enjoy secure internet connection.
The key lesson here is that hacking Wi-Fi is easy, and tricking users into connecting to malicious access points is even easier. So, what can Wi-Fi users and businesses do to help protect against Wi-Fi security threats?
Wi-Fi security tips for those remote employees and business travelers
1. Don’t connect to public Wi-Fi SSIDs if multiple variations are broadcasted – this is not normal for a legitimate business.
2. When you need to access something such as your bank account or a confidential corporate report, consider disabling Wi-Fi and using your 4G connection. Once you’ve wrapped up the confidential task, feel free to hop back on Wi-Fi.
3. Clear your saved Wi-Fi network names from each of your devices and consider disabling the “auto-connect” feature in your device settings.
Wi-Fi security tips for business owners and IT departments
Your visitors, guests and employees demand Wi-Fi access, but a wireless internet connection alone isn’t good enough if it’s not designed to protect users from hackers.
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