Showing posts with label wireless. Show all posts
Showing posts with label wireless. Show all posts

Friday, June 22, 2012

DroidSheep: Android tool for session hijacking

DroidSheep is a simple Android tool for web session hijacking (sidejacking).

Image source: Article
The tool listens for HTTP packets sent via a wireless (802.11) network connection and extracts the session id from these packets in order to reuse them.

The tool's main intention is to demonstrate how EASY it can be, to take over nearly any internet account.

Read the full article and watch the video to see how it works.

Wednesday, April 11, 2012

The Technologically Sound Generation

Everything now is either wireless, smart, or begins with an 'i'. We are living in a time where technology is EVERYTHING and if you aren’t somewhat savvy with all the devices and lingo, you could easily fall behind.

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IT organizations and companies must think critically about how to use their wi-fi infrastructures. There are many ways that companies and businesses can be optimized when selecting the right wi-fi structure.

While using these connections, it is still critical that users are certain that they are using safe connections and trust their wi-fi networks. How is your IT department using wi-fi and the increasing use of technology? Are customers and employees finding benefits from the increase in useage? Tell us more about your experiences here!

Friday, September 19, 2008

Are You Addicted to Your BlackBerry?

According to a survey of 6,500 executives, conducted for Sheraton Hotels and reported in the Daily News (9/15/08):

>> 85% of professionals feel compelled to be on call around the clock.

>> 85% occasionally get up in the middle of the night to check their e-mail.

>> 87% bring their BlackBerrys into the bedroom at night, and 84% check their e-mail right before going to sleep.

Barbara Ehrenreich, in her essay “The Cult of Busyness,” said that being busy has become the new status symbol, more than cars, homes, clothes, or money.

And although if I was a road warrior, I think I WOULD carry at least a cell phone and maybe a BlackBerry or wireless laptop, or both ….

I can’t help wandering if carrying all this mobile technology reflects a subtle or even unconscious desire to show off how busy or important we are to others (like not wanting to be the only business person not doing work on the airplane).

What wireless gadgets do YOU carry?

Do they really make you more productive?

Or make you feel more important (come on, admit it!)?

Do they add to or relieve stress?