{"id":5077,"date":"2020-05-25T07:30:00","date_gmt":"2020-05-25T11:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/langa.com\/?p=5077"},"modified":"2020-05-25T07:26:32","modified_gmt":"2020-05-25T11:26:32","slug":"security-risks-wired-ethernet-vs-wi-fi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/langa.com\/index.php\/2020\/05\/25\/security-risks-wired-ethernet-vs-wi-fi\/","title":{"rendered":"Security risks: Wired Ethernet vs. Wi-Fi"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>My column in this week&#8217;s <strong><span style=\"color:#ff0015\" class=\"has-inline-color\">ASKWOODY <em>PLUS<\/em><\/span><\/strong>* newsletter discusses wired <strong>Ethernet vs. Wi-Fi security<\/strong>; provides information on <strong>Win10&#8217;s built-in &#8220;packet-sniffer&#8221;<\/strong> tool for examining raw network traffic; and discusses whether you can <strong>install Win10 via USB from an Android phone<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Also in this week&#8217;s <strong><span style=\"color:#ff0004\" class=\"has-inline-color\">ASKWOODY <em>PLUS<\/em><\/span><\/strong>* newsletter:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><tbody><tr><td><strong>WINDOWS 10:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/mail.google.com\/mail\/u\/0\/#m_7251908177490069928_windows-0\">Cheap Windows 10 product keys \u2014 Are they legit?<\/a><br>BEST OF THE LOUNGE:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/mail.google.com\/mail\/u\/0\/#m_7251908177490069928_lounge-0\">DNS dragging its feet<\/a><br>WINDOWS BASICS:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/mail.google.com\/mail\/u\/0\/#m_7251908177490069928_windows-basics-0\">Setting up a new PC: The first steps<\/a><br>WEBSITE DEVELOPMENT:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/mail.google.com\/mail\/u\/0\/#m_7251908177490069928_web-dev-0\">Security basics for small-business websites<\/a><\/strong><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>As usual, the lead story of the Plus edition is also included <strong>in the 100% FREE edition:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In this week&#8217;s <strong><span style=\"color:#ff0000\" class=\"has-inline-color\">ASKWOODY <em>FREE<\/em><\/span><\/strong>** email newsletter:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>WINDOWS 10:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/mail.google.com\/mail\/u\/0\/#m_7251908177490069928_windows-0\">Cheap Windows 10 product keys \u2014 Are they legit?<\/a><\/strong><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"104\" height=\"6\" data-attachment-id=\"1999\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/langa.com\/index.php\/2019\/02\/10\/around-boston-the-nearly-snowless-winter-continues\/seperator-short-grey\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/langa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/SEPERATOR-short-grey.png?fit=104%2C6&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"104,6\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"SEPERATOR short grey\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/langa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/SEPERATOR-short-grey.png?fit=104%2C6&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/langa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/SEPERATOR-short-grey.png?resize=104%2C6\" alt=\"[seperator]\" class=\"wp-image-1999\"\/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>*<span class=\"has-inline-color has-very-dark-gray-color\"><strong>To subscribe to <\/strong><\/span><strong><span style=\"color:#ff0000\" class=\"has-inline-color\">ASKWOODY <em>PLUS<\/em><\/span><\/strong><span class=\"has-inline-color has-very-dark-gray-color\"> <\/span>(there\u2019s no set cost; <em>you<\/em> decide how much to pay!):<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>If you don\u2019t already have one, register for a&nbsp;<em><strong>free<\/strong><\/em>&nbsp;AskWoody basic account over&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.askwoody.com\/register\/\" target=\"_blank\">on the AskWoody site<\/a>.<\/li><li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.askwoody.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Log in at AskWoody.com<\/a>&nbsp;using your AskWoody basic account credentials.<\/li><li>Upgrade to an&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/askwoody.com\/plus-membership\/\">AskWoody Plus Membership<\/a>.&nbsp;<strong>Again, there\u2019s no set cost; you decide how much to pay. 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