FEATURE STORY Insights into the latest wireless LAN security issues Top 10 Wireless LAN Policy Violations From rogue APs to ad hoc networks, wireless LAN policy violations can create a wide-open entry point to the enterprise network. While policies are the first step to securing wireless LANs, many enterprise WLAN policies quickly become just another ignored, dust-collecting document. With a broad base of customers that includes more than 50 Blue Chip companies and large government agencies, AirDefense collected data to compile the 10 most common wireless LAN policy violations. Click Here to Read the Full Story.

WLAN Security Highlights Industry News from leading information providers Companies Still Fighting Rogue WLANs (Computerworld - May 7, 2003) Enterprises continue to battle the installation of unauthorized, or rogue, wireless LAN access points (AP) on corporate networks by employees who install the increasingly cheap devices unmindful of the security risks ... read more Denial of Service is a Big WLAN Issue (802.11 Planet - May 1, 2003) A denial of service (DoS) attack is an assault that can cripple or disable a WLAN. The possibility of such an attack occurring is something that all companies deploying WLANs should consider. Wireless networks are extremely vulnerable to DoS attacks. It can slow the network to crawling speeds or actually force it to quit working. For a company that's dependent on a WLAN to experience delays can be costly -- think of applications such as wireless security cameras, inventory systems, and point of sale terminals ... read more Always On WLAN Monitor (Network Computing - May 1, 2003) If you aren't yet protecting your enterprise network against wireless intrusions, you should be. A well-planned and well-executed security policy is your best defense against breaches brought about by one of the many wireless devices added to your network "unofficially"... read more Putting Wireless LAN Fears to Rest (SearchNetworking.com - May 7, 2003) Security holes in wireless local area network (LAN) standards have caused many businesses to think twice about deploying the technology. While wireless has been one of the few bright spots in the IT sector, Wai Sing Lee, an analyst with New York-based research firm Frost and Sullivan and author of a recent report on wireless security standards, said that enterprise adoption has not kept pace with the small and home office market. But that may soon change ... read more More Wireless LAN Security News >