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Banning wireless doesn’t stop users (Wireless)
Wireless LANs (WLANs) are increasingly becoming a commodity in the home, in the high street, at the airport – everywhere but in the office it seems. This is because it is still considered a threat to corporate data security – risking data loss, information theft, and virus and worm infection. As a result, despite increasing demands from users for wireless connectivity in the office, many organizations still implement a strict “no wireless” policy.
Security Risks for Mobile Computing on Public WLANs: Hotspot Registration (Wireless)
The article illuminates the effectiveness of VPN security mechanisms, data encryption, strong authentication and personal firewalls and shows how optimal protection can be achieved by dynamically integrating each of these technologies.
WiFi Epidemiology: Can Your Neighbors’ Router Make Yours Sick? (Wireless)
In densely populated urban areas WiFi routers form a tightly interconnected proximity network that can be exploited as a substrate for the spreading of malware able to launch massive fraudulent attack and affect entire urban areas WiFi networks.
Wardriving in London 2007 (Wireless)
Research was conducted in the London business districts of Canary Wharf and City, as well as other areas of the city where data was collected on 800 hotspots. The article presents an overview of transmission speeds, equipment, traffic encryption, network types and more. The survey concludes with several conclusions the most important of which is the fact that the gradual progress in terms of traffic encryption on wireless networks still leaves plenty of room for improvement.
Securing Wireless, Remote and Mobile Computing - Quick Fixes (Wireless)
The rapid growth of wireless, remote and mobile computing is creating a significant increase in the risks that organisations face. All the indications are that this growth will continue, and indeed accelerate. It is clearly time to review what actions are required to manage access risks from these forms of computing. Fortunately, there are some quick fixes that are available.
The Ten Most Critical Wireless and Mobile Security Vulnerabilities (Wireless)
Inspired by the SANS Top 20, this list is a consensus of industry experts on wireless and mobile vulnerabilities that require immediate remediation. It is offered as a public service by the Mobile Antivirus Researcher’s Association.
WifiScanner 1.0.0 Linux Wireless Tool Released (Wireless)
After a couple of years of development, Linux based wireless tool WifiScanner got its 1.0.0 release.
Wireless Security for Hotspot Users: iPig to the Rescue (Wireless)
iOpus just released iPig, a freeware wireless security application. Currently in beta version, the software uses 256-bit AES encryption to create an encrypted tunnel that protects your inbound and outbound communications to any Wi-Fi hotspot or wired network.
How To Secure Your Wireless Network (Wireless)
This purpose of this article is to help you understand the terminology of wireless security in the home setting as well as to develop a check list for key security oriented steps you should take when setting up and using your network.
Wireless Security Starts at the Endpoint (Wireless)
The new wireless security paradigm starts at the endpoint, combining inspection and remediation tools with network-based dynamic access controls to let colleagues take full advantage of wireless network ease and convenience, while keeping competitors and other digital vermin out.

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