An analysis of Wi-Fi security vulnerabilities in Malaysia: A survey in Golden Triangle Kuala Lumpur

The widespread use of Wi-Fi in the US and Europe has brought a new security concern among Wi-Fi owners and developers. However this concern and awareness are still low in Malaysia. A survey using the NetStumbler and a GPS receiver to locate the coordinates of detected Wi-Fi APs was carried out in t...

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Main Authors: Sajat, M. S., Hassan, Suhaidi, Chit, Suwannit Chareen
Format: Book Section
Language:English
Published: IEEE Computer Society 2006
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Online Access:https://repo.uum.edu.my/id/eprint/2180/1/An_Analysis_Of_Wi-Fi_Security_Vulnerabilities_In_Malaysia.pdf
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description The widespread use of Wi-Fi in the US and Europe has brought a new security concern among Wi-Fi owners and developers. However this concern and awareness are still low in Malaysia. A survey using the NetStumbler and a GPS receiver to locate the coordinates of detected Wi-Fi APs was carried out in the Golden Triangle area of Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. This paper will describe how far the owners and administrators in Malaysia secure their Wi-Fi networks and subsequently create security awareness among Wi-Fi owners and administrators.
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spelling uum-21802016-12-05T07:14:42Z https://repo.uum.edu.my/id/eprint/2180/ An analysis of Wi-Fi security vulnerabilities in Malaysia: A survey in Golden Triangle Kuala Lumpur Sajat, M. S. Hassan, Suhaidi Chit, Suwannit Chareen TK Electrical engineering. Electronics Nuclear engineering The widespread use of Wi-Fi in the US and Europe has brought a new security concern among Wi-Fi owners and developers. However this concern and awareness are still low in Malaysia. A survey using the NetStumbler and a GPS receiver to locate the coordinates of detected Wi-Fi APs was carried out in the Golden Triangle area of Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. This paper will describe how far the owners and administrators in Malaysia secure their Wi-Fi networks and subsequently create security awareness among Wi-Fi owners and administrators. IEEE Computer Society 2006 Book Section PeerReviewed application/pdf en https://repo.uum.edu.my/id/eprint/2180/1/An_Analysis_Of_Wi-Fi_Security_Vulnerabilities_In_Malaysia.pdf Sajat, M. S. and Hassan, Suhaidi and Chit, Suwannit Chareen (2006) An analysis of Wi-Fi security vulnerabilities in Malaysia: A survey in Golden Triangle Kuala Lumpur. In: International Conference on Computing & Informatics 2006 (ICOCI '06), 6-8 June 2006, Kuala Lumpur. IEEE Computer Society, pp. 1-6. ISBN 978-1-4244-0219-9
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