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Best Buy: May Day Mayday for Security

By Sean Gallagher
2002-06-07
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The retailer's in-store wireless network exposed customers' credit card data. Best Buy has plenty of company.

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Securing a Wireless Network

If you're using wireless networks in your company, you should:

Use the existing encryption built into current wireless products
Change the default settings for identification on wireless access points so they can't be easily hacked
Use virtual private network (VPN) software to protect computer users and handhelds where possible
Regularly check your network for unauthorized access points



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