Published on May 14, 2004

Critical 802.11 wireless flaw identified

Worldwide ramifications likely

Story by Sandra Rossi, Computerworld

A serious wireless network technology flaw that could lead to the breakdown of some critical infrastructures in just five seconds has been identified by Queensland University of Technology's (QUT) Information Security Research Centre, a finding that is likely to have worldwide ramifications.

Wireless technology is gaining traction and in some countries is used to control infrastructures such as railway networks, energy transmission and other utilities.

QUT's School of Software Engineering and Data Communications deputy head, associate professor Mark Looi said the discovery of the flaw should send a warning to high levels of government and industry worldwide.

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