Its nearly impossible to protect against an insider security breach.
Consider the effort required to do that.
The password protected WPA or WPA2 WiFi networks do prevent "drive by"
hackers from freely getting onto the network in the easiest way.
Security is implemented in levels, and password access to the WiFi LAN is
the first level. The type of security encryption used is the second level.
WEP is now considered unsecure because it is so easily hacked and there are
so many tools available to break it.
A VPN creates a private tunnel between your computer and a trusted source
(the VPN company's computer) so that any person in between cannot get
through. This does break the trusted employee access to your data flow.
VPNs have been effectively used by companies and the guvment for a long time
to create secure connections for their users.
R.
From: fred@tug44.org [mailto:fred@tug44.org]
Sent: Sunday, June 03, 2012 10:06 PM
To: Ralph@alphacompservices.com; D C Mac Macdonald; Great Loop List
Subject: Re: GL: Verizon or Any Other Broadband in Canada
Jeff Siegel seems to think that every present and former marina employee
with access to the marina's computer is honest.
He is wrong.
Fred
Its nearly impossible to protect against an insider security breach.
Consider the effort required to do that.
The password protected WPA or WPA2 WiFi networks do prevent "drive by"
hackers from freely getting onto the network in the easiest way.
Security is implemented in levels, and password access to the WiFi LAN is
the first level. The type of security encryption used is the second level.
WEP is now considered unsecure because it is so easily hacked and there are
so many tools available to break it.
A VPN creates a private tunnel between your computer and a trusted source
(the VPN company's computer) so that any person in between cannot get
through. This does break the trusted employee access to your data flow.
VPNs have been effectively used by companies and the guvment for a long time
to create secure connections for their users.
R.
From: fred@tug44.org [mailto:fred@tug44.org]
Sent: Sunday, June 03, 2012 10:06 PM
To: Ralph@alphacompservices.com; D C *Mac* Macdonald; Great Loop List
Subject: Re: GL: Verizon or Any Other Broadband in Canada
Jeff Siegel seems to think that every present and former marina employee
with access to the marina's computer is honest.
He is wrong.
Fred
