[There's a reason that Yoda is the unofficial mascot of SBS. Size indeed matters not.] SF and Internet access - THE OFFICIAL BLOG OF THE SBS DIVA
Sat, Sep 24 2005 23:06 bradley

SF and Internet access

Walking along the streets of San Francisco and seeing the Internet cafe's always brings up the issue of security and keystroke loggers.  Steve Foster suggested that you turn on the accessibility keyboard so that you aren't 'typing' in your password but using the mouse to enter in your password instead of a keystrokes.

I never thought of that one....

In my office, our policy is to not use Internet kiosks for access back to the corporate network.

<btw I titled this wireless first and I renamed it Internet access as wireless had nothing to do with the post... too much wind in the brain hanging off the edge of the Cable Car,,,what can I say>

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# re: SF and wireless

Sunday, September 25, 2005 6:04 AM by bradley

So how does the wireless fit in? I can see and understand the worry of typing in your password on a computer that could be compromised but I don't see what that has to do with wi-fi provided from Internet cafes and such. If you are in control of your computer and use encryption for transmitting sensitive data (I sure don't recommend telneting to your home *nix server to gain access) and run a personal firewall then I have no fears about connecting to untrusted wireless hot spots. If you're somewhere that you really need to worry (Black Hat, Defcon or any computer convention for that matter) then take some extra steps. Hard code MAC addresses and IP information to make sure you don't get caught in a MitM. I guess I'm also leaving out the obvious but I know I'm preaching to the choir here: make sure you're up to date on patches.