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.
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 ...
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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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.
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.
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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