SSID: What Is It And How To Prevent Its Theft

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SSID: What Is It And How To Prevent Its Theft

SSID, the shortened form of Service Set Identifier, is the network name of a wireless LAN system. This system picks up all transmissions of wireless communication, but only allows for the communication of two or more signals that share the same service set identifier number. All of the computers of the network must know and have the same SSID number on file in order to access the WLAN service, but knowing the numbers does not mean that an individual is able to use that WLAN service if he or she is not actually part of that network.

The service set identifier number is most often found on the top of each transmission that is sent throughout the network. This generally can lead to service and safety concerns as there are people who can intercept this case sensitive number. This then can lead to them trying to access the network and share in the internet service or other files on the computers. For a business, this can be very dangerous with their potential competition being some of those who would wish to know their information. For individuals, this is dangerous because many individuals keep their financial data on the...

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