Use WPA (Wi-Fi Protected Access) instead of WEP (
Wired Equivalent Privacy) if the access point offers this feature.
Even on sophisticated networks--those with
Wired Equivalent Privacy (WEP) and 128- or 256-bit encryption--technologists have been concerned about data interception from the beginning.
Similarly with wireless networks, only one in five of all companies used
Wired Equivalent Privacy (WEP) or other additional encryption, while surprisingly more than half of wireless networks had no additional security controls at all
WPA has addressed the past flaws of
Wired Equivalent Privacy (WEP), the original security mechanism for WLANs that has been in place since the adoption of the IEEE 802.11 standard in 1997.
Forget
Wired Equivalent Privacy (WEP) and the new Wi-Fi Protected Access (WPA) for public Wi-Fi hotspots; we must assume th at any unencrypted traffic that is transmitted or received by our wireless adapter is being sniffed by someone, somewhere, consequently IT departments should ensure that company data remains private at all times by ensuring all wireless traffic is secured by the use of strong client encryption technology.
This security solution replaces the existing WLAN security solution called
Wired Equivalent Privacy (WEP).
WLAN technology uses a notoriously weak encryption scheme inappropriately called
Wired Equivalent Privacy (WEP).
The solutions provide for
Wired Equivalent Privacy (WEP) key rotation and the robust detection of rogue access points anywhere on an organization's wireless LAN.
The most common wireless standard, 802.11 b, contains a specification for encryption known as the
Wired Equivalent Privacy (WEP) algorithm.
In addition to the 40-bit encryption specified by the IEEE 802.11
Wired Equivalent Privacy (WEP) standard, the BCM430x family includes hardware support of the 128-bit extension of WEP, 802.1x, Temporal Key Initiation Protocol (TKIP) as well as the Advanced Encryption Standard (AES) protocol planned for the forthcoming IEEE security specification (IEEE 802.11 TGi).
Fortress Technologies, Tampa, Fla., a developer of robust wireless and fixed VPN security solutions, has announced it has a security solution that solves IEEE and wireless LAN manufacturers' security weaknesses with the
Wired Equivalent Privacy algorithm (WEP).