It is no secret that wireless local area networks, or WLANs Latest News about WLAN, can be probed by anyone within range of their radio signal, leaving them vulnerable to eavesdropping, unauthorized access and even viruses. In short, most WLANs have . . .
Carefully constructing walls and moats to keep the bad guys out of our systems is an everyday task. It's equally important to build walls and moats to keep them in, should they successfully penetrate our defenses. . .
Ziff Davis Media Inc.'s Feb. 26 eSeminar, "How to Lock Down Wireless LANs," was testament to the interest in and questions about WLANs in the enterprise. The seminar broke registration and attendance records, and attendee questions came in faster than seminar . . .
Now that the federal government has shown its cards on the issue of Internet security, a newly formed task force of security company executives is planning a response that it hopes will make some measurable progress in the effort to improve computer security. . .
In a Wireless LAN (WLAN), things are different. Its physical medium is the electromagnetic spectrum, which exists everywhere and respects few boundaries. Wi-Fi is now available at two different frequencies-IEEE 802.11b at 2.4GHz and IEEE 802.11a at 5GHz-and both can suffer interference from neighboring networks and other sources.. . .
As wireless networks continue to gain acceptance and become integral to corporate computing environments, IT departments continue to ignore the myriad security problems inherent to wireless LANs, according to a new study by RSA Security Inc. . . .
Matthew Tanase of writes, "Criminals have long employed the tactic of masking their true identity, from disguises to aliases to caller-id blocking. It should come as no surprise then, that criminals who conduct their nefarious activities on...
After two years of rousing debate, the body responsible for the Wi-Fi standard is finally putting the finishing touches on its new security standard, IEEE 802.11i. Although this standard's Robust Security Network feature will deliver the level of security the wireless . . .
When securing your network, don't neglect the applications running on it. These tips will help you secure your network against attacks that exploit application vulnerabilities. . .
Lance Spitzner submits, The Project has a new section on its site "Research Projects". The purpose of this site is to give universities, students, or research organizations topics for security related research projects. If you are in need of a thesis topic or research goal this is a great place to start.. . .
At a time when protecting corporate networks is paramount, many users are steering clear of a feature of IP Security VPNs called split tunneling, a move that can give a false sense that remote-access networks are more secure than they really are, experts say. . . .
It sounds like a chat-room joke: How many script kiddies does it take to crank trojans out of a malware kit? But this is no joke. The current plague of viruses, worms and trojans can be described as an expanding . . .
Having graduated from the realm of adventurous small offices and hard-core enthusiasts, wireless networking is now thriving in the enterprise. And with new standards just around the corner, wire-free networks based on the 802.11 protocol are here to stay. . .
Wireless LANs have experienced tremendous growth since the introduction of the 802.11b wireless networking standard spurred the development of a wide range of "Wi-Fi" solutions developed by network equipment vendors. Flexibility, ease of deployment and low component costs constitute three major . . .
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 . . .
Instant messaging (IM) is taking off in companies but self-installed consumer versions of software that allows this type of communication are posing a "rampant security risk" on networks. Already some companies see IM as a time wasting technology - as . . .
If you want to know how insecure today's wireless networks are, just ask the people who make it their mission to locate the access points designated by companies and consumers around the world. . .
As the information-technology director for Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Jon Koskey keeps a close eye on computer security at the venerable Brickyard, home to the Indy 500. His three-person staff monitors 450 networked devices including servers, desktops, and printers. With security concerns . . .
Wireless local area network (wireless Lan) technology frees businesses and home users from the tyranny of computer cabling. But it also brings new threats, potentially opening another door to attack from unscrupulous competitors, hackers and other criminals intent on obtaining . . .
In his green Honda CRV, Jason Kaczor looks like any other commuter navigating his way through Calgary's downtown streets in the early hours of the morning. Few realize he is a participant in a bizarre electronic scavenger hunt known as . . .
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