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Wi-Fi network has been adopted widely in Hong Kong. Its deployment is flexible and cost effective. Increasing the number of Wi-Fi users will lead to increasing concern of Wi-Fi Security. Hong Kong Wireless Technology Industry Association (WTIA) and Professional Information Security Association (PISA) has conducted Wi-Fi Security Survey every year since 2002. In 2002, we have raised public concern by disclosing that there are only 30% hotspots with security measures. In 2006, although 70% hotspots have been setup with security measures, in view of more advanced W-Fi attack technologies, actually 80% hotspots are still exposed to outsiders with high-risk. Wi-Fi attack technologies have been getting more mature in recent year. Defenses and security protocols that have once been useful are found to become weak security today.

To promote Hong Kong to be wireless city, the HKSAR Government has taken initiative to launch the Government Wi-Fi Programme, which allows HK citizens to access the Internet more conveniently than ever before, through the free Wi-Fi facilities at designated Government premises. Furthermore, there are over 6,000 Wi-Fi hotspots (access points) installed for provision of public Wi-Fi services according to the latest OFTA figures. With this recent public Wi-Fi initiative, the wireless networking market is becoming even more prominent and more people are taking the advantage of Wi-Fi to make them connected to the internet everywhere. So the need to alert the industry and the general public to adopt a stronger security today becomes more utmost than ever.

In order to increase the public awareness of Wi-Fi Security, WTIA has established the portal website, www.SafeWiFi.hk to provide affluent knowledge about Wi-Fi Security. WTIA will organize series of events with Professional Information Security Association (PISA) to conduct survey about Wi-Fi Security and promote the importance of Wi-Fi Security.