Australian Police to Warn Owners of Unsecure Wi-Fi Networks
Speaking to iTnews, Detective Superintendent of Queensland Police, Brian Hay, who was also awarded the McAfee Cyber Crime Fighter award, stated that the Australian police plan to use the old “lock your car” style campaign to fight cyber crime in the state.
In the old days, when people left their car unlocked, the police would leave a note stating the hassles of leaving a car unlocked and the advantages of locking it. Similarly, Australian police have now started a campaign for warning those Wi-Fi users who do not use secure routers about the disadvantages of doing so, and telling them the advantages of securing their network. The police are very eager to step up this campaign and protect people from the dangers of an open network. For mobile broadband information and advice click on mobile internet pay as you go.
Australian police feel that the numbers of wardrivers, or people who are constantly on the lookout for unsecure Wi-Fi networks, is on the rise. These wardrivers compile this information and sell it to piggybackers, who then hack into a network and use it without the knowledge of the owner, sometimes even for criminal purposes.
Imitating the tactics used by the wardrivers, the Australian police want to identify open networks and warn the people of the disadvantages of such open networks and the methods they can use for making them secure. This will definitely put an end to piggybacking and probably help reduce cyber crime. The campaign is not expected to place any strain on public resources, as it uses methods like localised searches and publicity through the media, to achieve its goals.
