Consumers should do more to ensure that their wireless broadband connections are secure, according to one expert.

While many Britons now know to install antivirus software on their PCs, more should be done to keep the actual connection adequately protected, Tony Neate of Get Safe Online stated.

He suggested methods such as disguising MAC (media access control) addresses and installing WPA (Wi-Fi protected access) safeguards instead of relying on WEP (wired equivalency privacy) controls.

"WEP was the first security that came out in relation to wireless - that was like using a two-lever lock, like the lock you would have on the internal doors in your house. What you want on your house is a five-lever lock and that is the difference between WEP and WAP," Mr Neate commented.

Recent research by Get Safe Online indicated that 88 per cent of PC users have some form of security software installed on their computers.

Friday, 7th December 2007

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