Criminals Driving In Cars: Auto Hackers and War Drivers Are On Your Network
As a small business owner, you’ve worked hard to build a competitive operation and strong reputation with customers. However, have you considered the wireless cybersecurity vulnerabilities that could put it all at risk? Wireless technologies have become integral to everything from your business network to your company’s vehicles. Malicious driveby hackers are looking to exploit your Wi-Fi networks and business vehicles. In this blog, I will show you how to expose and mitigate war driving and car hacking. What is War Driving? War driving refers to the practice of driving around with specialized hardware/software to detect and map the locations and characteristics of wireless networks like Wi-Fi access points. Though war driving itself isn’t inherently malicious, the information it gathers could enable nefarious activities. For your small business relying on your wireless network, an attacker armed with war driving data could potentially: Don’t think you’re immune — every business with