26% of organisations fail to enforce wireless security

What’s more, the organisation finds chief security officers (CSOs) of large businesses concerned about what the future holds for securing pervasive wireless technology. The main concern is not corporate users accessing a wireless network from within their own buildings: the perceived danger occurs when users access wireless networks from outside the office and unwittingly connect to insecure or even malicious networks. According to Phil Cracknell, president of ISSA UK: “The situation right now is that most businesses do not scan their perimeters regularly. This is essential if you have a policy of ‘No Wireless’ to ensure it stays that way. It is equally important to scan for new devices, rogue access points and drifting client cards that might choose to connect to networks nearby for a variety of reasons.” Cracknell continues: “One thing is certain: the last six years of wireless development have brought massive change to the way we use computers and the way in which they can be exploited. “We have seen here, concepts and attacks, the likes of which cannot be paralleled… We have to innovate and adapt to counter the new wireless threats.”