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graysonf
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Re: What about secured wireless??

I believe the assertion is that WPA is much more secure than WEP which can be cracked without too much trouble. All of which is irrelevant since the OP is deliberately running an unsecured hot spot.

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said by graysonf:

I believe the assertion is that WPA is much more secure than WEP which can be cracked without too much trouble. All of which is irrelevant since the OP is deliberately running an unsecured hot spot.

The question posed was about responsibility for actions of an actor who may defeat security. The "assertion" about using WPA did not address that question.

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and more recent research shows WPA to be crackable also, however WPA2-AES with a complex key appears to be secure from common hackers.
The only truely secure machine is unplugged, otherwise ASSUME "they" are, or will shortly (8-12seconds after connecting) be trying to hack you.
security is about layers, and if each one adds a little complexity, most attacks will fail.