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10 Wi-Fi security tips for road warriors: Road warriors have to be creative. Besides their normal work, they are asked to maintain an almost continuous electronic presence while away from their office or home -- and that can mean dealing with unknown and possibly hostile Wi-Fi networks. Michael Kassner offers some simple tips to help mobile workers...; Tags: Road, Worker, Wi-Fi Security, Michael Kassner, Wireless LANs, Wireless Security, Wi-Fi, Wireless, Security; Download resources 2008-04-09
Paglo asks, spider that network for you?: They haven't figured out a way to make money off it yet, but Paglo is offering system managers a free spider giving them total visibility of network devices and software. What's the hitch? The resulting search index lives on the Paglo server. But it's only accessible to you, via a password. ...; Tags: Network, Hitch, Wireless Security, Paglo, Strategy, Networking, Management, Dana Blankenhorn; Blog posts 2007-11-19
Is it ethical to turn on wireless security for an open access point?: Is it ethical to turn on wireless security for an open access point?Really?Ethical and legal are two completely different distinctions...no one is mincing words.If you don't think so, you are just plain wrong.its ppl like youthat just dont want a trend like this to catch on...so you can download all...; Tags: Wi-Fi, Is it Ethical, open access point, wireless security, wireless, access point, IS IT; Discussion threads 2007-11-19
Is it ethical to turn on wireless security for an open access point?: One of my readers sent me the following question and I thought it posed an interesting question on ethics. I'll post his email and then I'll answer his questions. I helped a friend move, and re-established her wireless network working with a new ISP. While working, I encountered 7...; Tags: Password, Router, Network, WPA-PSK, Access Point, Wireless Security, Routers & Switches, Network Technology, Networking, Wireless, George Ou; Blog posts 2007-11-19
University Enhances wireless security With Easy-to-Manage Authentication Technology: To keep up with the Internet-based needs of students, faculty, and staff, the IT department at Jordan University of Science and Technology decided to deploy a wireless network throughout the school's 11-square-kilometer campus. To manage the security of the network, the school decided to deploy Internet Authentication Service (IAS), a...; Tags: University, Internet Authentication Service, Wireless Security, Internet, Wi-Fi, Wireless; Case studies 2007-11-01

Why VPN can't replace Wi-Fi security: VPN security shouldn't be a substitute for good Wi-Fi security, but some VPN supporters continue to argue for a VPN-only alternative. George Ou looks at the details of VPN and Wi-Fi security and explains the role each architecture is designed to play. This information is also available online in...; Tags: Wi-Fi, Wi-Fi Security, Wireless Security, VPNs, Network Security, Wireless LANs, Telecommunications, Networking, Security, Wireless; Download resources 2007-05-14
Best Practices for Outdoor wireless security: This paper describes security best practices for deploying an outdoor wireless LAN. In general, the Cisco Self-Defending Network strategy addresses the outdoor wireless security concerns raised by wireless signal propagation and security threats. The first step is to implement the wired infrastructure using the three principles of secure communications, threat...; Tags: Cisco Systems Inc., Best Practice, Wireless Security, Cisco Unified Wireless Network, Wi-Fi, Wireless; White papers 2007-01-01
An Identity-Free and on Demand Routing Scheme Against Anonymity Threats in Mobile Ad-Hoc Networks: Introducing node mobility into the network also introduces new anonymity threats. This important change the concept of anonymity has recently attracted attentions in mobile wireless security research. This paper presents identity-free routing and on-demand routing as two design principles of anonymous routing in mobile ad networks. The paper devises ANODR...; Tags: Mobile, Network, University Of California, Wireless Security, Advertising & Promotion, Marketing; White papers 2006-12-04
Gateway tech support: "what wireless security problems?": Gateway tech support: "what wireless security problems?"Sad State of AffairsWhen the Customer has to inform the vendor of a publicly acknowledged problem. I find the release of drivers hard to believe being that the supplier has reference drivers yet can not publish them. Perhaps they should accidentally make...; Tags: wireless, wireless security, Gateway Inc.; Discussion threads 2006-11-27
Gateway tech support: "what wireless security problems?": One of my readers who is a customer of Gateway computers sent me this interesting exchange with Gateway tech support about the recent critical Broadcom Driver flaw. Well refer to our reader as "Kausik" and Ive masked out some information for privacy reasons.[Kausik writes to Gateway]Issue Description One: It...; Tags: Patches, Web site development, E-mail, Wi-Fi, wireless security, wireless, Gateway Inc., Broadcom Corp.; Blog posts 2006-11-27
wireless security in Microsoft Windows: The presenter of this webcast will cover Security, and authentication with the IEEE 802.11 standard, and recommended security configurations with WPA and WPA2.; Tags: Window, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Corp., Wireless Security, Wireless LANs, Wi-Fi, Security, Wireless; Webcasts 2006-10-27
JiWire Toolbar for Internet Explorer (exe): Find, secure, and monitor your Wi-Fi connection right from your IE Web browser. JiWire's Toolbar enables you to quickly search an online or offline worldwide hotspot directory, protect your Wi-Fi connection with Wi-Fi security, and monitor your connection status (signal strength, SSID, and level of security), all from the convenience...; Tags: Microsoft Internet Explorer, Web Browser, Wi-Fi Security, JiWire Toolbar, Wireless LANs, Wireless Security, Wi-Fi, Wireless, Web Browsers, Security, Internet; Software downloads 2006-09-04
JiWire Toolbar (Firefox) (exe): Find, secure, and monitor your Wi-Fi connection right from your Firefox Web browser. JiWire's Toolbar enables you to quickly search an online or offline worldwide hotspot directory, protect your Wi-Fi connection with Wi-Fi security, and monitor your connection status (signal strength, SSID, and level of security), all from the convenience...; Tags: Mozilla Firefox, Web Browser, JiWire Toolbar, Wireless LANs, Wireless Security, Web Browsers, Wi-Fi, Wireless, Security, Internet; Software downloads 2006-09-04
Advice on wireless security policy: Advice on wireless security policyDifferent questionIt looks like the question is whether it's safe to access an encrypted site via a public wifi network, not what wifi security they should implement for their internal wireless network.If the question is in fact the former and not the latter then it being...; Tags: SSL/TLS, Authentication/Encryption, Network security, Wireless LANs, VPNs, wireless security, SSL, VPN, Wi-Fi, wireless, network; Discussion threads 2006-06-23
Advice on wireless security policy: One of our readers named Dawn works in a State government agency and asks the following question:Hello, I am working on a project that is having some debate on developing a usage policy for wireless Internet usage. We are in the process of implementing a web app that collects...; Tags: SSL, WLAN, wireless; Blog posts 2006-06-23
Wi-Fi Security Issues Up Close: A person can read and read about Wi-Fi security, but nothing will get the point across as efficiently as actually seeing what eavesdroppers can see on an "Unsecured wireless network." Understanding the importance of securing a wireless network requires a person to be aware of the issues resulting from not...; Tags: Network, Jupitermedia Corp., Wi-Fi Security, Wireless Network, Wireless Security, Wireless LANs, Wi-Fi, Wireless, Security; White papers 2006-05-23
Lousy security? You could be breaking the law: Local government officials are taking the need for wireless security into their own hands this week as Westchester County, NY, home of White Plains-based IBM passes a law requiring businesses that use wireless networks to handle sensitive customer data to secure their networks properly, internetnews.com reports: But local tech...; Tags: security, wireless security; Blog posts 2006-04-28
PARANOIA Security Standard for Wireless Networks: Current wireless security is flawed. There is a distinct lack of authentication and encryption. Currently the Wired Equivalent Privacy protocol can be broken with common programs available via the Internet. Furthermore, many system administrators do not know how to properly protect their wireless networks. This paper offers a technical solution,...; Tags: Network, Massachusetts Institute Of Technology, Security Standard, Paranoia, Wireless Network, Wireless Security, Current Wireless Security, Wi-Fi, Wireless, Security; White papers 2006-04-24
What Is wireless security: Network security in a wireless LAN environment is a unique challenge. Whereas wired networks send electrical signals or pulses through cables, wireless signals propagate through the air. Because of this, it is much easier to intercept wireless signals. This extra level of security complexity adds to the challenges network administrators...; Tags: Network, Wireless Security, Wi-Fi, Wireless, Networking; Book chapters 2006-03-30
Options Expand for Data Transmission Security: As the automation of sales and service personnel has grown, secure communications from wireless handheld computers to company back offices has become more and more of an issue. There is more than one answer to keeping the company's information and transactions secure while one is on the road, including: encryption...; Tags: Network, WLAN, Specification, Wireless LANs, Wi-Fi, LANs, Wireless, Wireless Security, Networking, Security; White papers 2005-11-03