Colin 0 Posted January 27, 2006 Share Posted January 27, 2006 A piece by: Mark Joseph Edwards In Focus Web Exclusive I recently learned about a new Wi-Fi client security assessment tool called KARMA. KARMA clearly shows the dangers of wireless networking given today's technology. Dino A. Dai Zovi, one of the developers of KARMA, wrote that "Windows and Mac OS X probe for every network in the preferred/trusted networks list upon boot up and [when] waking from sleep. Under Windows the entire list is [probed continually] when the machine is not currently associated to a wireless network." And that's bad news for Windows users when a tool like KARMA is in use, even if you use the workarounds described in Lovelace's advisory. Full Story Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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