Enabling wireless security measures based on wireless access point attributes

A method of implementing security protocols on a mobile communication device, the method comprising:

• designating a particular geographic area,
• scanning wirelessly by a plurality of mobile devices to locate a plurality of wireless access points in the particular geographic area;
• determining a number of the plurality of mobile devices that connect to one or more of the plurality of wireless access points in the particular geographic area over a particular time period;
• determining durations of time the plurality of mobile devices connect to the one or more of the plurality of wireless access points in the particular geographic area over the particular time period;
• designating a particular geographic location in the particular geographic area;
• assigning a particular security protocol to the particular geographic location based at least on the durations of time the plurality of mobile devices connect to the one or more of the plurality of wireless access points in the particular geographic area and the number of the plurality of mobile devices that connect to the one or more of the plurality of wireless access points in the particular geographic area;
• determining by a particular mobile device that the particular mobile device is located within a particular distance of the particular geographic location;
• and
• applying the particular security protocol by the particular mobile device based on the particular mobile device being located within the particular distance of the particular geographic location.

A security system for a wireless network, the security system comprising:

• a plurality of mobile devices comprising processors and wireless hardware which enable a particular mobile device of the plurality of mobile devices to:
• wirelessly scan to locate a plurality of wireless access points;
• determine particular attributes of the plurality of wireless access points, the particular attributes comprising service set identifiers (“SSIDs”), positions of the plurality of wireless access points, and security protocols of signals from the plurality of wireless access points;
• determine a position of the particular mobile device;
• execute a particular authentication process on the particular mobile device to permit connection by the particular mobile device to a particular wireless access point based on a particular security protocol associated with the position of the particular mobile device;
• and
• transmit the particular attributes of the plurality of wireless access points;
• and
• at least one server comprising at least one processing element which enables the at least one server to:
• receive the particular attributes of the plurality of wireless access points from the plurality of mobile devices;
• compare the particular attributes of the plurality of wireless access points;
• group a particular set of the plurality of wireless access points based on the comparing of the particular attributes;
• assign a particular geographic location to the particular set of the plurality of wireless access points;
• and
• assign the particular security protocol to the particular geographic location based on the particular attributes of the particular set of the plurality of wireless access points.