COMPUTER ETHICS AND SECURITY
CRYPTOGRAPHY AND ENCRYPTION
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Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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Disable SSID broadcasting
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Configure access points so that MAC filtering is not used
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Implement WEP encryption to access point
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Lower the power for office coverage
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Detailed explanation-1: -The correct option is (b). While other options, such as implementation of MAC filtering, reducing access range, disabling SSID broadcasts, implementing token based authentication, improves the security of wireless networks. Hence, the option (b) is not considered to be improve security of wireless network.
Detailed explanation-2: -WEP (Wired Equivalent Privacy) is the oldest and most common Wi-Fi security protocol. It was the privacy component established in the IEEE 802.11, a set of technical standards that aimed to provide a wireless local area network (WLAN) with a comparable level of security to a wired local area network (LAN).
Detailed explanation-3: -Which feature is characteristic of MAC filtering in wireless networks? It restricts computer access to a wireless network.
Detailed explanation-4: -Wireless networks offer the same security features as wired networks. Wardriving enhances security of wireless networks. With SSID broadcast disabled, an attacker must know the SSID to connect. Using the default IP address on an access point makes hacking easier. More items