WEP, WPA/WPA2, and the associated authentication methods are designed to keep invaders out. However, it has become increasingly easier to crack WEP encrypted networks and cracking WPA/WPA2 networks is difficult, but feasible. These methods help keep external users from being able to access sensitive data, but what about internal, authenticated users?
Internal wireless security is important when utilizing networks of hundreds of users. Say I have a WPA2 AES encrypted network. A normal user will connect to the network and be granted access to the internal wireless network. Unlike wired networks, wireless networks do not have switches to direct traffic to the right ports (users), therefore, every authenticated user can see everybody else's traffic. Now, with a network of hundreds of users, this can pose a problem. Once somebody is authenticated, they are free to sniff traffic, perform man-in-the-middle attacks, etc. It doesn't matter what encryption method (WEP, WPA/WPA2) was used because each authenticated user is using the same key as everyone else to encrypt their data.
For example, many universities are now creating wireless networks around campus which hundreds of students may be connected to simultaneously. What is preventing one student from logging onto the wireless and sniffing all traffic from the gateway until he gets some passwords? Information like that can be used to access someone's email account and once your email account is compromised, you're hosed (hint, "Forgot Password?")
The standard solution to this problem is VPN tunnels. Here's an example, a user joins an open access point provided by the company. When he opens his browser, he is redirected to a page where he needs to download and install the VPN client. After installation, the user will login and the VPN client sets up an encrypted, independent tunnel. Now, he is safe from both external and internal hackers because every bit of his data goes through this tunnel and is encrypted. You could do a man-in-the-middle attack, but all you'll get is encrypted packets.
However, the implementation may not be an option for universities or companies who give 2 cents about user friendliness. Establishing a VPN tunnel requires a client program. That's one more program users need to install on their computers; one more program that users DO NOT want to install. Not only that, the VPN client is yet another product the IT department must support and it also creates an additional level of failure. Some product's installation procedures are less than stellar and can cause more headaches than smiles. You also have to look at how easy it will be to implement over the existing system, support options, delivery of the client, and finally, compatibility. With Windows Vista and it's dreaded UAC, installation of a VPN client has become even more of a hassle that some vendors are trying to overcome for the sake of user friendliness.
A simple solution would be to issue different, unique keys to each user. This encrypts their data with different keys and would act like a VPN tunnel. You could "MacGuyver" it and create an access point with a different key for each user, but that relies on IT "manual labor" and is vastly inefficient. However, if each user got a different key, there would be no client program (a plus for user friendliness) and no additional hardware needed if the software lies on the access point or controller.
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The video game award for 2006 where held on Spike TV on Wednesday December 13th, the result are list below.
GAME OF THE YEAR
Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Winner
Gears of War
Guitar Hero II
Tom Clancys Ghost Recon Advanced Warfigher
BEST ACTION GAME
Dead Rising Winner
New Super Mario Brothers
Okami
Saints Row
Bully
BEST INDIVIDUAL SPORTS GAME
Rockstar Games presents Table Tennis Winner
EA Sports Fight Night Round 3
Tony Hawks Project 8
Tiger Woods PGA Tour 07
Top Spin 2
BEST TEAM SPORTS GAME
NBA 2K7 Winner
Madden NFL 07
NCAA Football 07
FIFA Soccer 07
NHL 07
CYBER VIXEN OF THE YEAR
Laura Croft - Tomb Raider
Alyx Vance - Half-Life 2 Episode 1 Winner
Princess Peach - Super Mario Brothers
Enrica - Tom Clancys Splinter Cell Double Agent
Jen - Prey
BEST GAME BASED ON A MOVIE
Lego Star Wars II: The original Trilogy Winner
The Godfather
Scarface: The World is Yours
The Sopranos: Road to Respect
Family Guy
BEST PERFORMANCE BY A HUMAN MALE
Seth MacFarlane - Family Guy
Gerry Rosenthal - Bully
Patrick Stewart - Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Winner
Johnny Depp - Pirates of the Caribbean: The legend of Jack Sparrow
Kiefer Sutherland - 24: The Game
BEST SUPPORTING MALE PERFORMANCE
Seth Green - Family Guy
James Woods - Scarface: The World is Yours
James Caan - Godfather
James Gandolfini - The Sopranos: Road to Respect Winner
BEST PERFORMANCE BY A HUMAN FEMALE
Vida Guerra - Scarface: The World is Yours Winner
Tia Carrere - Saints Row
Emmanuelle Vaugier - Need for Speed Carbon
Keely Haws - Tomb Raider: legend
Rosario Dawson - Marc Eckos Getting up: Content under pressure
BEST SUPPORTING FEMALE PERFORMANCE
Rachael Leigh Cook - Kingdom Hearts II Winner
Elisha Cuthbert - 24: The Game
Brittany Murphay - Marc Eckos Getting up: Content under pressure
Mila Kunis - Family Guy
Lynda Carter - Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion
Best Cast
Godfather
Family Guy Winner
Scarface: The World is Yours
Saints Row
Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion
BEST ORIGINAL SONG
Loco Roco No Uta - Loco Roco
Lights and Sounds by Yellowcard - Burnout Revenge Winner
Bloc Party - Helicopter - When I get up
AFI - Summer Shudder - Madden 07
Heavenly Star - Lumines 2
BEST SOUNDTRACK
Madden NFL 07
Scarface: The World is Yours
Grand Theft Auto Vice City Stories
Guitar Hero II Winner
BEST ORIGINAL SCORE
Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Winner
Bully
Elektroplankton
Okami
Final Fantasy XII
STUDIO OF THE YEAR
Clover Studio (Okami)
Relic (Company of Heroes)
Cliff Bleszinski /Epic Games - Gears of Wars Winner
Todd Howard /Bethesda Softworks - Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Winner
Harmonix (Guitar Hero II)
PONTIAC BEST DRIVING GAME AWARD (Viewers Choice)
Burnout Revenge (XBox 360) Winner
Need for Speed Carbon
Toca Race Driver 3
GTR 2
MOST ADDICTIVE GAME FUELED BY MOUNTAIN DEW (Viewers Choice)
Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Winner
Brain Age: Train your Brain in Minutes a day
Gears of War
Guitar Hero II
Company of Heroes
BEST FIGHTING GAME
Mortal Kombat Armageddon Winner
Dead or Alive 4
Tekken Dark Resurrection
Street Fighter Alpha Anthology
God Hand
BEST ACTION Game
Dead Rising Winner
New Super Mario Brothers
Okami
Saints Row
Bully
BEST MILITARY GAME
Company of Heroes Winner
Tom Clancys Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter
Call of Duty 3
The Outfit
Battlefield 2142
BEST GRAPHICS
Gears of War Winner
Okami
Tom Clancys Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter
Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion
Company of Heroes
BEST Wireless GAME
Dinner Dash
Swat Force Winner
Tower Bloxx
Super KO Boxing
BEST MULTIPLAYER GAME
Gears of War Winner
Company of Heroes
Metal Gear Solid 3: Substance
Tom Clancys Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter
Tom Clancys Splinter Cell Double Agent
BEST BREAKTHROUGH TECHNOLOGY
Wii Winner
Xbox 360 (Microsoft Game Studios)
PS3
DS Lite
Elecktroplanton
BEST PC GAME
Company of Heroes Winner
Half-Life 2: Episode 1
Battlefield 2142
Star Wars: Empire at War
Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion
BEST RPG
Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Winner
Final Fantasy XII
Kingdom Hearts II
Valkyrie Profile 2: Silmeria
BEST Handheld GAME
New Super Mario Brothers Winner
Brain Age: Train your Brain in Minutes a day
Grand Theft Auto Vice City Stories
Tetris DS
Loco Roco
Kirk Jensen
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AP - India's foreign minister denied Sunday that he had phoned Pakistan's president at the height of the Mumbai terrorist siege, prompting its air force to go on high alert, but Pakistani officials insisted he - or someone else in his ministry - had placed the call.
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