Writes sjvn: I used to run my Wi-Fi Access Points in open mode. No  
more. It's not safe. Here's why.
http://www.itworld.com/security/83535/guard-your-wi-fi-your-own-sake

> ...It turns out I'd run into a perfect storm of multiple problems,  
> but one of those problems surprised me. My network was enduring a  
> SYN attack... from a neighbor's malware-infected Windows PC. I was  
> getting hit because they were, sometimes, using my open Wi-Fi AP  
> (Access Point) to connect to the Internet....
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