Conventional wisdom is that turning off SSID broadcasts does absolutely nothing ... | Hacker News

Hacker Newsnew | past | comments | ask | show | jobs | submit

		CamperBob2 on June 1, 2012 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: The politics of Wi-Fi names Conventional wisdom is that turning off SSID broadcasts does absolutely nothing to deter people using hacking tools.

dmix on June 1, 2012 [–]

Of course it wouldn't deter a someone with skill but it deters a bunch of people from googling how to use Reaver.

I also filter mac addresses as plan b.

Guidelines | FAQ | Lists | API | Security | Legal | Apply to YC | Contact