Current authentication in the 802.11 standard is focused more on wireless LAN connectivity than on verifying user or station identity. For enterprise wireless security to scale to hundreds or thousands of users, the current method of authentication must be replaced by an authentication framework that supports centralized user authentication. Via [nwfusion.com]… Continue Reading
Monthly Archives: September 2001
The Evolution Of War Driving
There are some interesting reports of people in Europe and undoubtedly elsewhere doing their own version of the now common War Driving…. Continue Reading
Exploiting And Protecting 802.11b Wireless Networks
How many network administrators do you think would allow a complete stranger to walk into their wiring closet and plug in their notebook to their company’s network? Not too many, I suspect. But that’s what’s happening to companies coast-to-coast. Well, not exactly. Strangers aren’t plugging into networks, but they are attaching to networks using 802.11b… Continue Reading
Cracked By PC World
While most of Auckland was sheltering from an unexpected late-winter blast, a band of evil crackers set out to map vulnerable wireless networks in city’s central business district. Via [pcworld.co.nz]… Continue Reading
Wireless Firewall Gateway White Paper
With the deployment of wireless network access in the workplace, the requirement for a more enhanced security design emerges. Wireless technology offers a more accessible means of connectivity but does not address the security concerns involved with offering this less restrained service. In order to facilitate management of this network, maintain a secure network model,… Continue Reading
Carnivore Could Eat Into Wireless E-mails
Federal law enforcement officials may use a controversial surveillance technology to monitor e-mail and other text messages delivered through wireless devices, such as cell phones–a fact that has one telecommunications group concerned. Via [news.com.com]… Continue Reading
