Disabling Network Bridging in Windows 7
If an organization has stringent security policies in place that control network traffic and LAN connections, and does not control the users’ ability to bridge the organizational internal network to an insecure wireless network then the organization may fail its objectives to secure its internal assets appropriately. Laptop users connected to the wired LAN can also connect to a neighbouring insecure wireless network and create a bridge between the networks’ segments which allow the laptop users to expose internal resources to external third-parties.
Categories: Security Tags: best practice, bridge, bridging networks, controls, Group Policy, LAN, laptop, MAC, network bridge, wireless
