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How to get a full five-course Asian meal paying only a bottle of coke ? Go immediately to Wagamama (London) !
They've set up a wireless network using iPaqs instead of traditionnals remote terminals, totally forgetting security : no password, no data encryption. As a result two hackers managed to get access to things like food orders, but also to the billing system.
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So what do you think of that ? :D
I think that these people who run this restaurant have TOTALLY underestimated the need for security in an computerized system. I read this story and it says they had ZERO security. None whatsoever, not even a password. That's really unbelievable, especially when it's a wireless network. You'd think when you have a wireless network you would consider security a much higher risk then a wired infrustructure.
Hopefully this is just a warning sign for others who intend to take a similar path.
Greg
Anyone who builds a network of any kind with zero security has no business being near a computer.