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April 2003
Feature Story
Insights into the latest wireless LAN security issues
Managing Wireless LANs for Security, Performance
& Policy Compliance
Just as wireless LAN security mirrors security of the wired network, the same holds true for wireless LAN management. Network managers should already be familiar with the general requirements of managing wireless LANs but must implement wireless-focused solutions for fault diagnostics, configuration management, accounting for network usage, performance monitoring, security, and policy enforcement.
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Knowledge Center
AirDefense is your source for the latest information about wireless LAN security |
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2-Day Hands-on Training – WLAN Security Bootcamp
For IT professionals looking for hands-on training in wireless LAN security, AirDefense offers
a comprehensive 2-day course that combines classroom presentations with interactive lab
exercises to provide practical, in-depth understanding of the latest tools, techniques and
leading edge security products.
More importantly, you will learn about layered approaches to security that you can adopt to secure
a WLAN. This training teaches you how to detect reconnaissance activities of intruders and impending
attacks. It covers a range of tools and solutions to actively defend against intruders and attacks.
Experts introduce and explain real-life case studies from companies in multiple industries. More than
half of the training is spent in our lab conducting hands-on exercises.
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1-Hour Live Web Seminar – Wireless LANs: Risks & Defenses
The mobility, productivity and cost-saving benefits of wireless LANs cannot be ignored, but neither can their inherent risks. You can secure your wireless LANs with a comprehensive, layered approach to security. Understand the wireless LAN security risks and defenses with online demonstrations of wireless hacks and attacks.Learn how you can protect your WLANs with a layered security approach.
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How 802.1x Authentication Works
(Computerworld - April 3, 2003)
Wireless LANs offer two things central to the adoption of communications technologies: reach and economy. Scalable end-user reach is gained without stringing wires, and the users themselves often feel empowered by their unfettered Internet access. In addition, IT managers find the technology a means to possibly stretch scarce budgets ... read more
WPA's Insecure Legacy
(Unstrung - April 14, 2003)
A coming upgrade for the 802.11 specification that is being promoted by the Wi-Fi Alliance cannot be supported by the majority of wireless LAN equipment already in use, prompting concern among analysts and vendors that older infrastructure could still be used as a backdoor into supposedly secure new networks ... read more
Detection Tool Monitors Wireless Links
(Federal Computer Week - April 28, 2003)
Monitoring for unauthorized clients on a wireless local-area network can be like looking for an enemy in a sandstorm. You know someone is out there, just not where or how many ... read more
The Enterprise is ready for End-to-End Wireless LANs
(Network World - April 7, 2003)
The enterprise is ready for wireless LANs for three reasons: replacing cable with wireless gives companies an instant ROI; deployment issues have established solutions; and rollouts are well underway. One wireless access point typically saves a company significantly more than the labor cost of running wire. Multiply these savings by thousands of users, and it's easy to see why access points are rapidly appearing across companies ... read more
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