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On Thu, 14 Feb 2008 15:42:16 +0000, Steph Foster wrote: > I picked up this book in my local Waterstones to browse through > > It looks reasonably friendly to newbies with inofrmation about > customizing the look of your Ubuntu box > > How to find the apps, check your email, browse the web etc > > I do however have some serious doubts about the level of technical > ability of the author > > I had to stifle a laugh when I read: > > "some wireless internet connections encrypt their traffic with a code > called WEP which serves to prevent the internet traffic from being read > by hackers with specialist equipment" > > This is precisely what gives people the wrong impression that they are > nice and safe, all wrapped up in their belief they are secure > > I believe the expression "Snake Oil" comes in here > > WEP can be broken in 60 seconds flat with aircrack-ptw One of my favourite things to do when people start talking about how secure wireless is is to direct them to a little video showing someone breaking into a WEP and a WPA-PSK network (then stealing someone's cookies). Go to http://www.offensive-security.com/videos.php and watch the BackTrack 3 teaser. :D Grant. -- The Mailing List for the Devon & Cornwall LUG http://mailman.dclug.org.uk/listinfo/list FAQ: http://www.dcglug.org.uk/linux_adm/list-faq.html