WI-FI Security

In today’s fast life, people work 24X7 to meet the given deadlines, irrespective of time & place. They make use of high end technologies to meet the purpose. One such technology is a ‘Wi-Fi’ network. And a laptop with Wi-Fi is an aid when you are working outside the office. Ease of use and affordability of plug and play devices are the key reasons for the increasing popularity of Wi-Fi. It has also become widespread in corporate infrastructures; therefore the security related issues has also increased to a drastic level.

Wi-Fi works on the radio frequency (RF) technology between sender and receiver using a WLAN (Wireless Local Area Network). It is supported by many applications and devices including video game consoles, home networks, PDAs, Mobile Phones, major operating systems, and other types of consumer electronics. It eliminates the hassles of installation & the power saving mechanism of this system improves battery operation.

Using a ‘Wi-Fi’ network is not always safe. Ethical hackers & computer experts hack personal accounts with criminal intentions. Mishaps of hacking of Wi-Fi networks by terrorists have brought the issue of network security at the forefront.

Micro Wi-Fi Security System (Micro WSS) is downloadable software which works in the stealth mode. It allows the administrator to monitor the activity of the user and provide information about Wi-Fi access through the authorized web account. Micro WSS automatically detects the change of security settings and warns the Wi-Fi user and send the details on to the Server level Secured Web Account of the user. In an unsecured/secured WLAN, Micro WSS can detect any addition of a user and also sends alert email containing the IP & MAC address assigned to the machine and the user respectively. The user can be identified using the MAC address and relatively the administrator can identify the router details which the user has accessed. Micro WSS also maintains the track of user activities in a computer with a facility of sending regular updates like individual file and the time of access and changes made to each file to authorized individuals. Micro WSS can both monitor e-communications based on keywords and phrases.