A manager claims hiding the civic Wi-Fi SSID is a strong security control. How should the technician respond?
Select an answer to reveal the explanation.
Short Explanation
Hiding the SSID is security cosplay—probes and determined clients still find it. Do not sell obscurity as protection, and do not skip real encryption because the name is cloaked. Treat hidden SSID as a legacy bad habit for 'security,' not a control.
Full Explanation
Hiding an SSID does not provide meaningful confidentiality or access control; clients and attackers can still discover networks via probes and other traffic. It is considered a legacy pseudo-control and should not be relied on as a security strategy. Modern WPA2/WPA3 (and related) protections remain the real requirement.