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Subject: Dongle Security?
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aznmitzz 29.10.09 - 08:36pm
just seen watchdog about wifi n hotspot security issues... how hackers can hack into your emails n private info with some equipment... anyway... just wondering whats the security like on dongles as i use one? are they more secure? i did a forum search n there wasnt anything about this. thanks * +

crail 30.10.09 - 04:44am
dongles dont use wifi though. Of course theyre more secure * +

aznmitzz 30.10.09 - 07:26pm
yea i know dongles dont use wifi connection but its still a form of wireless net... i guess it works like a phone internet? with sim n imei etc? main thing i just wanna know is that it aint possible to hack a dongle connection then no? sweet... * +

crail 30.10.09 - 09:11pm
you will still need a firewall though * +

mgmt 1.11.09 - 06:35pm
Wi-Fi security used to be low or non-existent because people used Wi-Fi routers without password or with poor settings. GSM phones and GSM modems (like dongles) used to be difficult to eavesdrop without very expensive equipment. The encryption of GSM is very weak though. Equipment needed is now affordable even for teenagers so GSM is in no way as secure as it used to be. GPRS is add-on to GSM. * +

mgmt 1.11.09 - 06:41pm
Not only can GPRS be eavesdroped it's just a matter about port assigned to another WAP phone to send and receive data at the other phone owner's expense. Phone company are aware of this and there exist technical means to prevent this (if they so choose). Within few years GSM has to upgraded to prevent widespread abuse. * +

aznmitzz 2.11.09 - 08:44pm
hmmm dangerous times... * +

t0p 3.11.09 - 12:20pm
As some ppl have said, gsm encryption can now be cracked. But 3G and hsdpa are *very* secure. So if you use a 3G/hsdpa dongle, you do not need to worry about crooks eavesdropping. However this applies only to the dongle: there may be other insecurities if you have conventional wifi equipment. I saw that someone said you need a firewall: but that is true only if you have services (like ssh, ftp, a web server and so on) running on yr computer. If you have no ports open, you dont need a firewall. U * +

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