Deloitte Releases Mumbai Wireless Security Survey
October 13, 2008
Deloitte India conducted a wireless security survey in the month of September for Mumbai. Today, Deloitte released the results of this survey titled, "Wireless Security Survey." The survey was aimed at addressing the security risks in a wireless environment with a special focus on Mumbai.
The key findings of the survey are:
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 Of the 6729 wireless networks seen, 36% appeared to be unprotected i.e. without any encryption.
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- 52% were using low level of protection i.e. Wired Equivalent Privacy (WEP) encryption.
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- Balance 12% were using the more secure Wi-Fi Protected Access (WPA).
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- This makes 88 % of the observed wireless networks relatively easy to compromise.
“Wireless Networks are mushrooming all over the country especially among home users and SME segment. Ease of use and affordability of plug and play devices are the key reasons for the increasing popularity of Wi-Fi. However the limited awareness related to security concerns and information regarding securing the devices has exposed users to potential misuse of unsecured Wireless Networks. We believe that increasing awareness is the first step in securing these networks. We intend to take this initiative to other cities and eventually across India” said Nitin Khanapurkar, Senior Director, Enterprise Risk Services.
The survey points out that the major risks that one might be exposed to including, unauthorized access to objectionable or banned sites, access to post objectionable material on websites, send threatening emails, extract bank account details causing monetary losses etc. This survey also provides guidelines for protecting wireless networks from unauthorized elements.
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