Wireless vs. Wired Security


Wireless communications are more vulnerable to security attacks than
their wired counterparts.  The very nature of the wireless medium;
more open and undetected access; spectrum scarcity and its concomitant
increased costs; and protocols designed by different communities with
different requirements all contribute to increased vulnerability of
wireless communications.  We explore these problems and point out
those inherent to the medium versus those that can easily be handled
by proper application of well-established technology.