Comments on: No Security through Obscurity — Don’t Turn Off SSID Broadcasting http://blogs.windowsecurity.com/shinder/2008/01/24/no-security-through-obscurity-dont-turn-off-ssid-broadcasting/ Dr. Tom Shinder's Security Space will cover all topics related to security on Microsoft networks. We will focus on Microsoft's security products and technologies, such as NTFS, access controls, permissions, network security, IPSec, EFS, BitLocker, System Hardening, Service Hardening, ISA Server, IAG, Forefront Security products, and more! This blog will focus on how the Microsoft admin can take a defender's approach to network security, rather than the more typical hacker's view - in this way we can dedicate our time to our core competency - defending our networks against attack. Sun, 7 Sep 2008 06:52:00 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=MU by: Don’t Supress SSID Broadcasting — Have a Glass of Wine Instead - Network Sentry http://blogs.windowsecurity.com/shinder/2008/01/24/no-security-through-obscurity-dont-turn-off-ssid-broadcasting/#comment-1531 Thu, 12 Jun 2008 20:12:23 +0000 http://blogs.windowsecurity.com/shinder/2008/01/24/no-security-through-obscurity-dont-turn-off-ssid-broadcasting/#comment-1531 [...] The issue apparently has been brewing in tech circles for a while. This late January posting at WindowsSecurity comments that turning off the SSID violates 802.11 design specifications. More serious — many users only have a shadowy understanding of what 802.11 is, much less a concern that they are using it in an unauthorized manner — is the reality that the ability of a “half-talented hacker” to find the device, whether or not the SSID is being broadcast, redoubles the need for strong authentication and encryption. None of the articles discuss whether changing the name associated with the SSID helps thwart hackers. [...] […] The issue apparently has been brewing in tech circles for a while. This late January posting at WindowsSecurity comments that turning off the SSID violates 802.11 design specifications. More serious — many users only have a shadowy understanding of what 802.11 is, much less a concern that they are using it in an unauthorized manner — is the reality that the ability of a “half-talented hacker” to find the device, whether or not the SSID is being broadcast, redoubles the need for strong authentication and encryption. None of the articles discuss whether changing the name associated with the SSID helps thwart hackers. […]

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