Re: WiFi crack (was Re: Remote IPL form telnet)

[Wayne McAlpine <wayne.mcalpine@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

OMG, I might have to wrap my house in tinfoil.

tkreimer@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
> Interesting, but it looks like only WiFi (WPA and WPA2) is affected at 
> this time, VPN, probably due to even longer key lengths, is still safe. So 
> VPN over WiFi is still safe.
> ===============================================
> Tom Kreimer
> Network Manager
> Buckhorn Inc, Milford OH
>
>
>
>    There is also the question of whether you want a security officer
>    authority to be able to do this, from outside your physical site. 
>
>    Did you see in the news that the Russians had cracked VPN & wireless
>    encryption?
>    
> http://www.securitypark.co.uk/security_article.asp?articleid=262135&Categoryid=1
>
>
>      Don F. Cavaiani
>      IT Manager
>      Amerequip Corp.
>      920-894-7063
>  
>      "It's amazing what you can accomplish if you don't care who gets the
>      credit."  Harry S. Truman