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February 2003
Feature Story
Insights into the latest wireless LAN security issues
Wireless LAN Policies for Security & Management
Just like wired networks, 802.11 wireless LANs require network policies that are designed, implemented, and enforced to maximize network performance and reduce exposure to the inherent security flaws in 802.11 wireless LANs.
This article is designed to guide network administrators and security managers to design, implement, and enforce wireless LAN security policies that enable every organization to fully reap the benefits of wireless LANs without experiencing undue management pains and security holes.
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Knowledge Center
AirDefense is your source for the latest information about wireless LAN security |
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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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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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Ten Steps to Secure a Wireless Network
(PC Magazine - February 25, 2003)
Businesses and home users are quickly adopting wireless networking—and for good reason. It's cheap, convenient, easy to set up, and provides great mobility. In fact, more than one third of PC Magazine readers have already installed wireless networks in their homes. The freedom from
tangled cables is intoxicating but comes with a price. A wireless network can broadcast far outside
your building. With a powerful antenna and some widely available hacking software, anyone sitting
near your installation — or even driving by — can passively (without alerting the target) scan all the
data flowing in your network. ... read more
Wireless LAN Lockdown
(eWeek - February 5, 2003)
The drastic drop in the cost of WLAN (wireless LAN) gear, along with the great extent to which 802.11b networking is now
being built into notebook and handheld computers, virtually guarantees that wireless networking will secure a spot on your
agenda — whether you've placed it there or not. IT administrators would do well, then, to head off a wireless groundswell by
taking the lead in deploying these networks and doing so with the sort of attention to security that end users often can't
afford to pay. ... read more
Pentagon Seen Backing Off Hard-Line Wireless Stance
(NetworkWorld Fusion - February 10, 2003)
The Pentagon, which last fall issued sweeping prohibitions against the military using certain wireless network technologies, appears to be softening its stance by striking a balance between security and the benefits of increased mobility. Government officials are expected to finalize new wireless rules, outlined in the "DoD Overarching Wireless Policy," by July. The policy
will be based on technical input from the National Security Agency (NSA), the nation's high-tech spy agency. ... read more
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