How Secure Is Your Wireless Lan?

New research from the Building Research Establishment Limited (BRE) has indicated how vulnerable UK businesses and homes are to the ever growing reliance on Internet Protocol (IP), the language that computers use to communicate with each other over networks.

Two out of three home wireless local area networks (WLAN) have been found to be open to attack and this year data security breaches are set to increase, raising serious risk management concerns for businesses.

In response to this, the BRE Trust has published Internet Protocol: an introductory guide. which explains the challenges faced in anticipation of the increased use of IP and its application to building services, such as: CCTV/security; Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP); Heating, Ventilation and Air Conditioning (HVAC); and lighting and entertainment systems. Internet Protocol: an introductory guide covers issues such as security and the reliability of IP communication that must be considered before implementing fully integrated IP based services.

You can buy the guide online at the BRE Bookshop.