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Wireless LAN Architecture


Learn how to build a secure WLAN from the ground up and find tools that help keep it that way.
IN THIS TOPIC:  NEWS (28) , EXPERT TECHNICAL ADVICE (22) , REFERENCE & LEARNING (27) , MAGAZINE CONTENT (6) , WEBCASTS (1) , WHITE PAPERS

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TIP - Security guru Ira Winkler shares his adventures in securing a home wireless LAN.

  NEWS: 1 - 3 of 28
Wi-Fi simplicity edging out Wi-Fi security
SearchSecurity.com | 09 Aug 2007
ARTICLE - Experts say the standards are available to lock down Wi-Fi, but many network and security managers are taking an easier approach.
Cisco issues warning for wireless LAN controller flaws
SearchSecurity.com | 24 Jul 2007
ARTICLE - Cisco Systems Inc. is warning customers of flaws in its wireless LAN controllers that initially crippled a wireless network at Duke University.
Aruba bolsters mobile suite with security acquisition
SearchSecurity.com | 23 Jul 2007
ARTICLE - Mobile security vendor Aruba Networks Inc. acquires wireless intrusion detection and prevention software and Bluetooth assessment tools from Network Chemistry.
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  EXPERT TECHNICAL ADVICE: 1 - 3 of 22
WIRELESS LAN ARCHITECTURE EXPERTS
Mike Chapple
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Is it possible to identify a fake wireless access point?
25 Oct 2007
EXPERT ANSWER - A network's identity is easy to fake. If you're looking for proof of a valid access point, Mike Chapple reveals some secure wireless options.
How 'evil twins' and multipots seek to bypass enterprise Wi-Fi defenses
Submitted By: SearchSecurity.com | 04 Oct 2007
TIP - In this tip, Noah Schiffman explains how "evil twin" attacks work and why its sister attack method, the multipot, can bypass wireless intrusion prevention systems.
Will securing a wireless LAN make the data link layer vulnerable?
24 Jul 2007
EXPERT ANSWER - Even when an organization uses a VPN to secure a wireless LAN and users' transmitted data, there are still vulnerabilities. In this expert Q&A, network pro Mike Chapple explains what security issues can arise at the data link ...
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  REFERENCE & LEARNING: 1 - 3 of 27
The ins and outs of AP placement
SearchNetworking.com | 28 Mar 2006
SECURITY SCHOOL - This tip offers network topology and physical positioning recommendations for safer AP deployment.
The role of VPN in enterprise wireless
SearchNetworking.com | 28 Mar 2006
SECURITY SCHOOL - This tip discusses where to make best use of VPNs in a wireless LAN infrastructure and how to smooth over conflicts between WLAN roaming and VPN tunnels.
Using VLANs to compartmentalize WLAN traffic
SearchNetworking.com | 28 Mar 2006
SECURITY SCHOOL - Learn how to use VLAN capabilities to tag and compartmentalize Wi-Fi traffic, supporting your company's security and traffic management policies.
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  MAGAZINE CONTENT (free subscription required): 1 - 3 of 6
Wireless
Information Security Magazine | 01 Apr 2007
FEATURES - 2007 Readers' Choice Awards Wireless security products
Unplugged
Information Security Magazine | 01 Mar 2006
FEATURES - PRODUCT REVIEW Even if you don't have an unauthorized WLAN, you need protection.
Controlling the Uncontrollable
Information Security Magazine | 01 Dec 2005
FEATURES - Organizations must leverage policy, and harness new protocols and technology to tame wild WLANs.
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  WEBCASTS: 1 - 1 of 1
CISSP Essentials: Mastering the Common Body of Knowledge -- Class 5, Telecommunciations and Networking - Expert Webcast

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PREMIERED:   03 DEC 2004, 09:00 EST (14:00, GMT)
SUMMARY:   This class focuses on the glue of network security: how networks work, how data is transmitted from one device to another, and how applications understand, interpret and translate data.
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  WHITE PAPERS
SSL VPN for Secure Wireless LAN Access
Published by: F5 Networks | 28 Apr 2008
WHITE PAPER - For most deployment scenarios, an SSL VPN appliance can provide many of the features and benefits of a special purpose WLAN controller for wireless access, but at a much lower cost and with greater flexibility. This paper describes the key sell...
Introduction to the IP Multimedia Subsystem (IMS): IMS Basic Concepts and Terminology
Published by: F5 Networks | 28 Apr 2008
WHITE PAPER - IMS is a whole new way to deliver multimedia regardless of the device (mobile phone, landline phone, cable, Internet, etc.) or the access medium (cellular, WiFi, Broadband, fixed-line, etc.). This paper is written to...
Unified Threat Management: The Best Defense against Blended Threats
Published by: SonicWALL | 28 Apr 2008
WHITE PAPER - The SonicWALL® Unified Threat Management solution (UTM) provides the most intelligent, real-time network protection against sophisticated application-layer and content-based attacks.
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Wireless Access Control, Wireless Protocols and Standards, Handheld and Mobile Device Security


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