[MLB-WIRELESS] Feds Label Wi-Fi a Terrorist Tool

[Barry Park]

Feds Label Wi-Fi a Terrorist Tool

By Paul Boutin  |   Also by this reporter  Page 1 of 1

02:00 AM Dec. 06, 2002 PT

SANTA CLARA, California -- Attention, Wi-Fi users: The Department of
Homeland Security sees wireless networking technology as a terrorist threat.
That was the message from experts who participated in working groups under
federal cybersecurity czar Richard Clarke and shared what they learned at
this week's 802.11 Planet conference. Wi-Fi manufacturers, as well as home
and office users, face a clear choice, they said: Secure yourselves or be
regulated.
 "Homeland Security is putting people in place who will be in a position to
say, 'If you're going to get broken into ... we're going to start
regulating,'" said Cable and Wireless security architect Shannon Myers in a
panel dubbed "Homeland Security vs. Wi-Fi."

More at http://www.wired.com/news/print/0,1294,56742,00.html



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