Tag: Security

The escalating use of wireless technology demands formal corporate security policies governing that use, according to users and analysts at a Gartner Inc. security conference here this week. Via [computerworld.com]

Operations Support System (OSS) provider Pronto Networks of Pleasanton, Calif., has teamed up with Sweet Spot Solutions of Mesa, Ariz., to make a key to the Internet. Literally. Via [wi-fiplanet.com]

Greedy computer hackers using open-source Linux machines could steal more than their fair share of bandwidth from Wi-Fi hotspots, Swiss computer scientists have warned. Via [newscientist.com]

Interlink Networks rolled out Monday a software-based wireless security product that aims to bring high-end enterprise security to small businesses in a setup that's as easy to configure as security codes in a garage door opener. Via [eweek.com]

In a rare wireless hacking conviction, a Michigan man entered a guilty plea Friday in federal court in Charlotte, North Carolina for his role in a scheme to steal credit card numbers from the Lowe's chain of home improvement stores by taking advantage of an unsecured wi-fi network at a store in suburban Detroit. Via...

The very idea of a wireless network introduces multiple venues for attack and penetration that are either much more difficult or completely impossible to execute with a standard, wired network. Wireless networks only know the boundaries of their own signal: streets, parks, nearby buildings, and cars all offer a virtual "port" into your wireless network....

Today, wireless networks are everywhere -- at Starbucks, Burger King, airports, and so forth -- and all provide wireless Internet access (for a fee). Finding commercial wireless operators is easy; very often, you'll see signage hanging outside a coffee house or on the walls of a hotel lobby. If not, when you power up your...

A security bypass flaw in a popular wireless broadband router shipped by Cisco's Linksys unit could give malicious hackers administrative access to vulnerable devices, researchers warned on Wednesday. Via [internetnews.com]

Laptops and mobile devices that access the corporate network behind the perimeter firewall have IT staffs scrambling to combat malicious threats introduced in a way that evades perimeter security measures. As the network perimeter dissolves, IT administrators must find solutions that provide granular access controls and capable zero-day worm defenses that are appropriate and manageable...

The product is designed to help address many of the management and security issues; the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff and Universal Heath Services are among the beta testers. Via [informationweek.com]

Information technology managers last week said a denial-of-service vulnerability that affects some Wi-Fi wireless LANs could force companies to develop new skills and rethink the way their networks are set up. Via [computerworld.com]

Games IT chiefs opt for wide area and IP-based networks as security fears KO Wi-Fi. Via [vnunet.com]

Intel will ship its Grantsdale chip set this summer with the wireless features turned off by default in an attempt to prevent the spread of unsecured access points. Via [eweek.com]

In a perfect world of wireless security, no data ever lies exposed on the disks of mobile clients. There's never a possibility of rogue access points (AP) hijacking critical log-in data. All wireless datagrams are encrypted to stymie those sniffing sessions out of thin air. This perfect world evaporates with users, the weak link in...

Wi-Fi switch suppliers are stuffing too many security features in their products, to meet over-blown fears, says switch company Trapeze Networks. Via [computerweekly.com]