Secure WiFi networks

 

How to Secure wireless networks

In minimizing wireless network attacks; an organization can adopt the following policies

Changing default passwords that come with the hardware

Enabling the authentication mechanism

Access to the network can be restricted by allowing only registered MAC addresses.

Use of strong WEP and WPA-PSK keys, a combination of symbols, number and characters reduce the chance of the keys been cracking using dictionary and brute force attacks.

Firewall Software can also help reduce unauthorized access.