Wireless security strategies

All-in-One Guides:Wireless LANs

Chapter 3: WLAN Security

Wireless security strategies

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  • Five steps to stamp out unsafe Wi-Fi use

    Tip -  Lisa Phifer helps dispel the top myths of wireless security and explains five steps that network administrators can take to lead their users toward safer Wi-Fi usage.

  • Network Security First-step: Wireless security

    Tip -  This tip introduces you to wireless LANs (WLANs) and the security risks associated with them.

  • Using VLANs to compartmentalize WLAN traffic

    School -  Virtual LANs have long been used within enterprise networks to create logical workgroups, independent of physical location or LAN topology. This tip describes how to use these same VLAN capabilities, found in both wired and wireless devices, to tag and...

  • Hacking Wireless Networks For Dummies

    Tip -  This chapter download, "Still at War," covers installing and using network discovery and wardriving tools Kismet and Wellenreiter and discusses wardriving countermeasures.

  • Access on the road: Putting hotspot security to the test

    Research Report -  Lisa Phifer and Craig Mathias outline a number of steps that your traveling employees can take to protect themselves while working in public-access networks.

  • Controlling WLAN access on a tight budget

    School -  WPA and WPA2-Enterprise provide robust WLAN access control, but deploying 802.1X can be overwhelming for companies with limited IT staff and budget. From outsource to open source to preshared keys, this tip describes several less complex or costly...

  • Secure WLAN best practices and topology

    Tip -  Expert Michael Martin provides a list of wireless security "dos and don'ts" and a sample topology for a secure WLAN.

  • Staying safe in Wi-Fi hot spots

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    Tip -  Wi-Fi hot spots can make business travelers more productive but they also pose serious security threats. Fortunately, you don't need to avoid hot spots to avoid wireless intruders because Lisa Phifer details some simple steps you should take to harden...

  • 10 Tactics to build a secure wireless network

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    Tip -  Learn how to build and deploy secure wireless networks -- regardless of the size of your organization.

  • Creating a wireless security policy

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    Tip -  This tip explains what WLAN security policies are, the kinds of information they should contain, and where to find policy templates and further guidance.