Is your wireless network secure? Google has proven many are not.
Google has been getting a lot of flak lately for scanning wireless network access points while driving around taking photos for their Street View functionality of Google Maps.
The latest news to hit the press is that Google’s Wi-Fi scanning has found that several members of Congress have unsecured and completely open wireless networks at their homes. Some groups have gone as far as accusing Google of spying.
I flip those accusations around. If you have an open wireless network access point that is not secured, that’s your own problem. It’s like broadcasting music into the air and complaining that other people are listening to it.
I realize there are some slight differences in this specific case versus the music analogy, however, I think this Google incident brings up a good topic we need to be reminded of — is your network secure? Or have you taken the front door off the hinges allowing anything and anyone to come in and not even know it?
It’s a good time to check into the security, including the security of your wireless access points, of your home and business network. You may be broadcasting very private information very publicly and don’t even know it.