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WPA2 Security: Choosing the Right WLAN Authentication Method for Homes and Enterprises
White Paper But the only way an executive is likely to lose their job over a wireless network is if they end up like the folks at The TJX Companies, who saw millions of credit card numbers stolen from an attack that started with a... [03 Nov 2009]
Skyjacking a Cisco WLAN Access Point: Attack Analysis and Countermeasures
White Paper This webcast will deconstruct the skyjacking vulnerability - explaining why the vulnerability occurs in Cisco WLANs, which Cisco access points are affected, how skyjacking can be exploited to launch potent attacks, and what are the best... [01 Oct 2009]
Cisco wireless LAN: At risk from 'skyjack' attack
News With that information, someone listening to the network could easily find the internal addresses of the WLAN controllers in the network and potentially target them with a denial-of-service attack,... [25 Aug 2009]
Why Your Firewall, VPN, and IEEE 802.11i Aren't Enough to Protect Your Network
White Paper Mischievous hackers may try to attack the network, or a negligent employee may create a security breach that leaves the corporate WLAN or a client device vulnerable to attack. Though... [13 Jul 2009]
Five-Step Plan for Securing Your Enterprise WLAN
White Paper Wi-Fi misuse, abuse, or attack can cause financial harm, including direct costs associated with investigation, response, down-time, and recovery; indirect losses due to decline in competitiveness and market value; and... [20 Jun 2009]
An Approach to WLAN Security
White Paper An approach to WLAN security using Pseudo Random codes promises to address such shortcomings. However, inexpensive equipment also makes it easier for attackers to mount an attack. 802.11b's low cost of... [01 Apr 2009]
An Experimental Evaluation of DoS Attack and Its Impact on Throughput of IEEE 802.11 Wireless Networks
White Paper Off late, Wireless LAN (WLAN) has gained popularity in a variety of locations. This has lead to development of high level security protocols for WLAN. The newest protocol IEEE 802.11i ratified to provide... [01 Apr 2009]
IEEE 802.11 Wireless LAN Security Overview
White Paper Broadly, security concerns in the WLAN world are classified into physical and logical. It addresses logical security attacks like man-in-the-middle attack and Denial of Service attacks as well as... [12 Jan 2008]
WEP Cloaking - Maximizing ROI From Legacy Wireless LAN
White Paper Several known vulnerabilities and attack tools have compromised WEP making it unsuitable for secure WLAN implementations, without additional layers of security. The solution does not require any hardware... [06 Dec 2007]
Cheat Sheet: Wi-fi
Cheat Sheet Businesses remain at the forefront of adoption and recent figures suggest around 60 per cent of companies have WLAN capabilities in their offices. While some have predicted such deployments will lead to more widespread... [24 May 2007]
Susceptibility of Wireless Devices to Denial of Service Attacks
White Paper This paper presents a selection of DoS attacks on WLAN and ZigBee, discusses the implications and possible countermeasures. While DoS will never be impossible the effort to mount an attack can be made a... [10 Nov 2006]
10 things you should know about securing wireless connections
White Paper IT pro Deb Shinder has put together this list of practical steps you can take that will help you strengthen WLAN protection. Wireless communications are vulnerable to interception and attack, making it... [25 May 2006]
Peter Cochrane's Uncommon Sense: Wi-Fi on the fly
Comment The aluminium and titanium cabin tube of this Boeing 777 is an ideal WLAN conduit and the 2.4Ghz signal is available end to end - even in the toilets. Alternatively they have turned to this mode by accident and are not... [19 Jun 2003]
BT hits out at warchalkers
News At the initial set-up phase of your WLAN, you should implement at least this basic security: Around 40 percent of WLAN users do not modify original manufacturer default passwords and do not enable WEP. [30 Sep 2002]
BT warns: It's not good to chalk
News Warchalkers insisted that their activities are not harmful, and have strongly rejected the claim that gaining unauthorised access to a WLAN is theft. However, BT Openworld insists that an unprotected network is... [30 Sep 2002]
