Various world governments have started significant research into one-touch hacking tools, which can be utilized on the battlefront.  These tools are being designed to be able to target weaknesses in Wi-Fi networks as well as intercept VoIP communications and satellite relays.

Following recent developments, the United States government has publicized the fact that it is researching such technologies in order to empower and increase the role of the battlefront soldier.  This technology should enable users to exploit weaknesses in security, control power grids and manipulate security systems remotely.

This is of great concern to any organization because this technology is just a showcase of what is actually currently available online.  Things such as packet sniffers, WEP and WPA-PSK key decryptors have been available online from one source or another for years and it is only now that the government is starting to adopt the practices of experienced hackers and adapt them for battlefield use.

The modern organization faces a real threat of digital attack on a daily basis, and with tools on this being developed by the government; one can only imagine what is available to the digital underground.

Traditional security measures in the forms of IDS systems, firewalls and others are no longer adequate when it comes to protecting security.  Organizations need to stop thinking about ‘if’ they are breached, but ‘when’ they will be breached.  By changing company focus from that of prevention to limitation ensures that should the worst-case scenario occur, companies can still minimize risk by ensuring all assets are secure with technologies such as advanced Encryption amongst others.

Gold Lock Enterprise not only serves as a military grade voice encryptor, but actually works to ensure that all file and text communications are also protected from hackers at a level equivalent to that in use by the NSA and worldwide military organizations.

Wireless networks have popped up in every town, every city and almost every corporation. Our government relies on thousands of networks nation-wide due to their flexibility and ease of installation.

However, wireless networks are also a way for potential attackers to gain access to whole clusters of computers that are constantly transmitting sensitive data. All it takes is for an attacker to acquire a network key and they effectively have all that is required to destroy corporations and steal identities.

In general, the importance of wireless access key security is grossly under-estimated. Many home users have installed networks for their own convenience, only to find out that they have been cracked in seconds due to the much-flawed WEP security protocol.

This has allowed hackers to eavesdrop on all information that is being sent over the network from a nearby physical location in relative safety. This has allowed many “war-drivers” to effectively invade whole neighborhoods of wireless networks and take copies of potentially dangerous information.

In a corporate world, wireless networks are ordinarily secured to an extent where access is restricted to authorized computers only. This has done a great deal in limiting drive-by attackers from penetrating the network, but there is a great deal of negligence when it comes to ensuring that wireless network range is limited to specifically targeted areas. As a result, attackers can target even corporate wireless networks and in some cases, even the apparently strong security can be breached.

Wireless network encryption is only part of the issue as it is not a case of inadequate technology, but over-reliance on a single point of defense – i.e. wireless network keys. Any experienced security analyst will be the first one to advocate the use of multiple points of defense, from firewalls to intrusion detection systems and of course by using third party encryption products, such as the freely available Gold Lock Desktop.