Another way your wireless connection could be unsafe
The fact that you should use encryption on your wireless network is well-known but there is another security issue that is becoming serious. It seems that most wireless drivers may suffer from a buffer-overflow problem. Security expert Roger Grimes reports on the situation at InfoWorld. He says:
Take an inventory of all your wireless devices: wireless access points, wireless PCMCIA cards, built-in wireless chipsets, etc. Find out the driver version numbers or dates, and then search the related vendor’s Web site to make sure every device has the most up to date patch available.
It’s a lot of new work, I know. Patching your wireless drivers probably isn’t your number one security priority, but don’t let it slip off the radar. Git ‘er done!
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