While lawmakers debate an extension of the federal Terrorism Risk Insurance Act, internet security specialists are noting that new wireless networks found in many cities may make those cities especially vulnerable.
“The bad guys know two things: 1) We are a wireless society that demands remote access and reliable communications, and 2) we do not do security very well,” said Winn Schwartau, a technology security expert and founder of the InfowarCon conference.
This year's InfowarCon conference, which began in 1993, will include a program to demonstrate just how vulnerable many cities are to a terrorist attack utilizing Wi-Fi during its September meeting.
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