On 28 Jul 2005, Chris S. wrote

> Harvey Van Sickle wrote:
>
>> FWIW, I set up a laptop for my sister-in-law this past spring
>> which, out of the box, was set up to search for networks. It
>> picked up 5, exactly *none* of which were secured. 4 of them
>> were wireless Internet connections, but one of them was an
>> unsecured wireless LAN for the local branch of Deloitte & Co --
>> the accountants/whatever firm.
>>
>> I wasn't surprised to see the home networks, but an unsecured
>> company LAN?
>
> Just because they aren't using WEP/WPA or MAC Filterting doesn't
> mean there isn't any security. Its possible they are using some
> other security (ie. a VPN). The only way to find out is to
> connect.

True -- and I didn't try it, so I can't say if they were.

I was just surprised to see what looked like a potentially gaping hole,
and would have thought their IT guys should have secured it -- and made
it *look* secure -- from all angles.

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Cheers,
Harvey