Shahzad's wife spoke English, but was apparently so insecure about her language ability that she told people she did not, Thurman said.

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Selwyn Gerber, a managing partner with offshore banking firm PrimeGlobal USA, said his company considers the Internet so insecure that it won't use it at all to transmit sensitive customer data.

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"I was so insecure!"

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So I became very insecure.

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While the technology has shown promise among consumers, some big companies have so far avoided deploying it because they see Wi-Fi as insecure.

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So, although breaking a security system in such a contest means that it is definitely insecure, if it is not broken, that does not necessarily mean it is secure.

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