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Colorado Sheriffs Wardriving to Warn of Cyber Security

Ward Lucas writes on 9News.com:

The [Doulas County, Colorado] Sheriff's Department says it's going to start warning computer users that their networks may be vulnerable to hackers.

It may be one of the first law enforcement agencies in the country to do so.

Wireless computer equipment and home computer networks are everywhere these days. Almost all new computers sold are used by consumers to network in one way or another to other computers.

However, that wireless capability may be making those computers vulnerable to hackers.

"If someone is driving by on the street they could easily use your internet access to commit a crime, whether it's fraudulent credit card transactions or surfing child porn or something else," said Brian Radamacher, a member of the Douglas County Sheriff's Special Investigations Unit.

posted by Fergie @ 6/29/2006 01:29:00 PM