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WLAN Security - Why Your Firewall, VPN, and IEEE 802.11i Aren't Enough to Protect Your Network: Wireless Local Area Networks based on the IEEE 802.11 standard (also called 'Wi-Fi', and referred to as 'WLAN' in this paper) have proliferated in enterprises, homes, and public places. IEEE 802.11 a, b, and g are now considered as a de facto standard for WLANs. Embedding of wireless technology into...; Tags: vpn, firewall, network, wlan security, wlan, ieee 802.11i, airtight networks, wireless lans, lans, wi-fi, wireless, networking; White papers 2005-09-26
Security and Privacy in the Wireless World: Security is the biggest fear factor for many companies considering wireless deployments. In fact, most experts agree you cannot weigh your wireless options without making security job one. This audiocast features IT security expert and regular ZDNet contributor George Ou in a discussion on: WLAN...; Tags: wlan security, privacy, wlan, wi-fi, wireless security, wireless, wireless lans, lans, security, networking; Webcasts 2004-11-22
A Layered Approach to WLAN Security & Management: The attention on the pitfalls of wireless LANs, such as the deficiencies of WEP or 802,1x, has inspired some enterprises to ban wireless LANs altogether. However, security-conscious enterprises are fortifying their wireless LANs with a layered approach to security that mirrors the security of wired networks. Attend this webcast and...; Tags: security, network, wlan security, wlan, layered technologies inc., lans, wireless lans, wi-fi, wireless, network technology, networking; Webcasts
Encryption, Authentication and VPNs Do Not Secure WLANS: How to Crack, Compromise and Circumvent WLAN Security: A growing alphabet soup of WLAN encryption and authentication standards each promise to deliver Wireless LAN security. But all of these standards can be cracked or compromised or circumvented. For example, these protocols do not stop lost or stolen passwords and credentials, Rogue APs, Man-in-the Middle attacks or client devices...; Tags: vpn, newbury networks, wlan security, wlan, encryption, authentication, wireless lans, lans, wi-fi, wireless, security, networking; Webcasts
Deploying a WLAN Security and Management Solution at Ryerson University: What started out as an option to provide broadband access to a remote student housing building that only had coax links and no routes, grew into a full scale campus-wide wireless LAN WLAN deployment at Ryerson University. However, the growing wireless network and the increasing number of users created a...; Tags: wlan security, wlan, wireless lans, lans, wi-fi, wireless, security, networking; Case studies

St. Francis Medical Center Gets a WLAN Security and Management Makeover: Inspired by the vision of St. Francis of Assisi, St. Francis Medical Center (St. Francis) has been serving the public of Louisiana since 1911. While already compliant with the general network security guidelines established by HIPAA regulations, the St. Francis IT team believed improvements in WLAN security would enhance their...; Tags: network, wlan security, wlan, wireless security, hipaa, regulatory compliance, wireless lans, wi-fi, lans, wireless, network security, regulations, networking, security, healthcare, government, human resources, policies and procedures; Case studies

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MS Patch Tuesday: Critical IE, Office, Excel patches coming: Next Tuesday (August 12th), Microsoft will ship 12 security bulletins with fixes for serious vulnerabilities in a wide range of of widely deployed products. Seven of the 12 bulletins will be rated "critical," Microsoft's highest severity rating. The critical bulletins will cover remotely exploitable...; Tags: microsoft access, vulnerability, patch management, activex control, microsoft internet explorer, microsoft corp., microsoft excel, microsoft windows, activex/com/com+/dcom, microsoft office, security, operating systems, software, software development, software/web development, office suites, ryan naraine; Blog posts 2008-08-07
ThinkPad X200 reviews: Great ultraportable . . . but it's no X300: The X200 is one of eight new ThinkPads--including the SL series for small business--that Lenovo announced as part of Intel's Centrino 2 launch. The 12.1-inch wide-screen ultraportable, which replaces the popular ThinkPad X61, is designed to bring some of the features of the pricey 13.3-inch X300 to a broader audience....; Tags: intel centrino 2, intel centrino, ibm thinkpad, lenovo group ltd., thinkpad x200, x300, reviews, notebooks, hardware, notebooks & tablets, john morris; Blog posts 2008-08-07
TSA 'checkpoint-friendly' bags fly on 16 August: After the news earlier this week the the Department of Homeland Security DHS is authorized to perform notebook computer searches at U.S. borders and the subsequent suits announced by the EFF and ALC comes a softer, friendlier federal government. The Transportation Security Administration TSA – who the...; Tags: transportation security administration, notebooks, hardware, notebooks & tablets, jason d. o\'grady; Blog posts 2008-08-07
A look at risk-reward: Apple may nuke apps on your iPhone remotely: Apple apparently can disable App Store software remotely on your iPhone 3G. The iPhone calls home and poof the application is nuked. Needless to say that this has caused a bit of a blog ruckus Techmeme. MacRumors notes that Apple has come under fire for removing App...; Tags: apple iphone, apple inc., 3g, tools & techniques, cellular phones, consumer electronics, personal technology, management, larry dignan; Blog posts 2008-08-07
News to know: Mozilla; Windows Server; LinuxWorld; Apple: Notable headlines: Ryan Naraine: Talking Firefox security with Mozilla's Window Snyder Mary Jo Foley: What's next for Windows Server Microsoft finalizes SQL Server 2008 TechRepublic: 10 questions and answers about Microsoft Live Mesh Dancho Danchev: Today's...; Tags: google inc., larry dignan, microsoft windows server, server, apple inc., mozilla corp., linux, phishing, smart phones, service-oriented architecture (soa), cyberthreats, microsoft windows, operating systems, unix, open source, software, security, spam and phishing, consumer electronics, personal technology, web services, enterprise software; Blog posts 2008-08-07
Talking Firefox security with Mozilla's Window Snyder: LAS VEGAS -- Mozilla security chief Window Snyder wants to open-source much more than the Firefox browser. During a sit-down chat at the Black Hat security conference here, Snyder announced plans to launch three new initiatives around threat modeling, training and vulnerability metrics that push the envelope...; Tags: mozilla firefox, window, training, web browser, mozilla corp., window snyder, web browsers, security, internet, ryan naraine; Blog posts 2008-08-06
TSA vendor finds lost laptop, remains suspended: Travelers who use the Transportation Security Administration's Registered Traveler program might be verified as good security risks but the same can't be said about Steven Brill's Verified Identity Pass, one of the TSA vendors that operates the program. VIP, under the brand name Clear, lost a laptop containing...; Tags: transportation security administration, laptop computer, vip, notebooks, hardware, notebooks & tablets, richard koman; Blog posts 2008-08-06
Expert: SOA vulnerable to DNS security flaw, too: This just in from the Black Hat security confab currently taking place in Las Vegas: Dan Kaminsky, a well-known IT security researcher, disclosed his findings around the Domain Name Server flaw or DNS cache poisoning vulnerability, and where it can bite. Tim Wilson of Dark Reading reported on Kaminsky's presentation,...; Tags: security, dns, server, soa, flaw, domain names, service-oriented architecture (soa), networking, internet, web services, enterprise software, software, joe mckendrick; Blog posts 2008-08-06
Fake CNN news items malware campaign spreading rapidly: A currently active malware campaign taking advantage of a known social engineering tactic, namely, to entice the spammed user into clicking on a site with a fake news item in order to trick them into installing a fake Flash player (flashupdate.exe; get_flash_update.exe and watchmovie.mpg.exe), was massively spammed last night, with...; Tags: malware, social engineering, cnn, spyware, adware & malware, cyberthreats, e-mail, viruses and worms, security, online communications, dancho danchev; Blog posts 2008-08-06
Six steps to an effective data governance program: As data governance becomes a key benchmark of a company's responsibility to enhance and protect data, here are six simple steps that start to develop a program based on individual needs. In the past few years, dozens of high-profile incidents involving data mismanagement have gained international attention. Caught off...; Tags: data, organization, corporate governance, tools & techniques, pricing, databases, business operations, corporate law, management, marketing, enterprise software, software, data management, data governance, mismanagement, steve alder, ibm, special to zdnet; News items 2008-08-06
Consumer Reports urges Mac users to dump Safari, cites lack of phishing protection: The 2008 edition of Consumer Reports' "State of the Net" report, advises that a common security mistake is "thinking your Mac shields you from all risks", and that due to Safari's lack of built-in phishing protection Mac users are urged to switch to Firefox or Opera : "According to...; Tags: apple macintosh, apple safari, consumer reports, phishing protection, phishing, cyberthreats, spam, viruses and worms, security, spam and phishing, dancho danchev; Blog posts 2008-08-06
Useful: Cradlepoint PHS300 Personal Hotspot: The Cradlepoint PHS300 (US$179) creates a personal hotspot with a mobile broadband card like the many EV-DO data cards from carriers like Verizon. I recently got a chance to test a PHS300 on a trip to Bonnaroo in Manchester, TN. Several of us were traveling to the...; Tags: card, hotspot, mobile broadband, cradlepoint phs300, wireless, jason d. o\'grady; Blog posts 2008-08-06
CLEAR has a "Senior Moment": AP Newswire is reporting this morning that CLEAR has found a laptop also see CLEAR Press Release that had gone missing for over a week from one of its kiosk locations that contained the "personal data" of over 30,000 enrolled members at San Francisco International Airport,...; Tags: clear, enrollment, laptop computer, ap newswire, notebooks, hardware, notebooks & tablets, jason perlow; Blog posts 2008-08-06
Today's assignment : Coding an undetectable malware: Today's dynamic Internet threatscape is changing so rapidly, that the innovations and creativity applied by malware authors can easily render an information security course's curricular on malware outdated pretty fast, or worse, provide the students with a false feeling of situational awareness about today's malware that's driving the entire cybercrime...; Tags: malware, antivirus software, virus, cyberthreats, spyware, adware & malware, viruses and worms, security, dancho danchev; Blog posts 2008-08-06