Security Now with Steve Gibson and Leo Laporte

Oct 27th 2005

Security Now 11

WEP and MAC Address Filtering

I've posted Security Now! Episode 11.

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In this episode Steve debunks three popular forms of Wi-Fi security: MAC address filtering, WEP encryption, and SSID hiding. He explains why none of these are effective security except against casual snoops. If you're responsible for protecting a Wi-Fi access point, this is a must listen podcast.