RSA just released the results of their annual wireless security survey. The survey indicates that, with wireless use up dramatically in home, business and public hot-spots, encryption is improving. 97% of corporate access points in New York City were encrypted, up from 76% last year.

The improvements are not universal across major cities, with London having 20% of wireless access points without any form of encryption. In addition, this survey (for the first time) looked at the type of wireless encryption standard used. The WEP standard is no longer adequate, so encryption is not quite as good at this level. Paris has advanced security on 72% of wireless access points, while NY and London had below 50%. The survey also looked, also for the first time, at in-home wireless security. The survey found security on home wireless networks to be superior to corporate networks.

Out of RSA also is a great blog post about the importance of the 5 Ps – Proper Planning Prevents Poor Performance. Worth a read! And to continue your reading, check out our laptop security best practices.

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