Cyber Guerilla Networking

By Judith M. Myerson
2005-04-13


In Search of Their Prey
The guerillas can find their victims stealthily, which could be anyone -- a business traveler closing a multimillion dollar deal, a professor working on a sensitive research proposal, a senior executive using a dual-mode phone to roam from a Wi-Fi network at a hotspot (for example, a hotel) to a cellular network on his way to a plane, or even military personnel receiving military alerts while on a break from combat (see Meridith Levinson's article, "Building on Air").

I was a victim when incoming signals into my Palm caused my e-mail list to jitter wildly while a train I was riding in stopped momentarily. When the train started to move again, the jitters ceased. I immediately purged all messages from my Palm, as it has weak or no encryption algorithm due to low memory and low speed.

Tutorial Pages:
» Recognizing and Battling Your Enemy
» Who are the Cyber Guerillas?
» In Search of Their Prey
» Get a Load of a Cyber Guerilla
» Wireless Security Weak Spots
» Exploiting Signals
» Please do add VPN Support
» Defeating Your Would-Be Attacker
» Preparing for Combat
» Resources


First published by IBM DeveloperWorks

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