keith.ray

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• Moderator Alan commented on Social Engineering
  Perhaps so - but note the plug type visible on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HomePlug_Powerline_Alliance . I see no particular reason why such a plug should be any riskier than the power brick you're using for your docked laptop....
• brucecohenpdx commented on Social Engineering
  What? You think they'd LIE? No, of course not. They're just managing their stockholders' expectations. </snark>...
• brucecohenpdx commented on Social Engineering
  I don't think WPA2 has known weaknesses so far; WPA2 Personal, which is what I use on my home WiFi net, closed to unlisted MAC addresses, can be spoofed, but it's a lot more work than your average wardriver is willing to do; my neighbors on either side have open networks so they tend to lower the temptation mine presents. WPA2 Enterprise, which uses a (theoretically separate) RADIUS authentication server AFAIK is as secure as the CA which issues the certificates (and that's not a small problem given how lax some of the CAs have been). But let's face it:...
• Moderator Alan commented on Social Engineering
  Works for everyone else. I wonder what you're not doing....
• ian.monroe commented on Social Engineering
  Well a good reason to get a VPN setup. Of course you eventually have to trust someone eventually... really this technique looks good for pranks, but all the real scary stuff can be accomplished with firesheep. I already use HTTPS myself on all the sites I login to (and care about) due to that extension....