41% of the wireless installations used in business implement WEP (Wired Equivalent Privacy) Wi-Fi security. The largest data breach in the United States is contributed directly to a flaw in WEP security, resulting in the compromise of 94 million payment card numbers.

Vivek Ramachandran of AirTight Networks recently presented a technique to hack WEP in about the time it takes to finish a cup of coffee. Unfortunately this is one of many documented attacks to the WEP security protocol.

If your business still uses WEP security it is only a matter of time your network will be breached and that your data and intellectual property will be compromised.

WPA (Wi-Fi Protected Access) is considered best practice for wireless security, WPA 2 being even better.  If you haven’t already, I highly suggest you upgrade.

Author: Christopher