Hackers Lurk Through Holes In Hot Spots

Wireless security risks are forcing companies to protect their air space with anti-hacking technology and to adopt policies on Wi-Fi use.

Digital intruders are piercing defenseless air space at corporations, public Wi-Fi hot spots and homes to gain illegal entry to computers. About 90% of mobile devices lack protection, says market researcher Gartner.

“All the money you’ve spent to protect your corporate network is moot if someone hacks your laptop at a wireless access point,” says Joshua Wright, deputy director of training at computer-security firm SANS Institute.

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