Best practices in WLAN security hinge on your specific security needs and the technologies you choose to satisfy those needs. Not long ago, the complaint heard about wireless LAN security was that ...

WPA brings several security improvements to the airwaves. WPA uses Temporal Key Integrity Protocol (TKIP), which replaces WEP's 40-bit static key with a 128-bit dynamically assigned key. That ...

* Core Competence owner lists 5 WLAN security-related questions that need to be asked There is certainly no shortage of news coverage on how enterprise WLAN products are now supporting the latest and ...

For some time now, there's been no question in my mind that the best route to establishing a secure wireless LAN goes through an AAA server. Also known as a remote authentication dial in user service ...

During the past few weeks, I’ve dedicated a significant amount of time to creating wireless LAN (WLAN) policies and standards. A WLAN site survey I conducted a few weeks ago convinced me to accelerate ...

The recent proliferation of high-speed wireless portable devices has resulted in a significant demand for wireless LAN. While WLANs offer tremendous flexibility to the mobile user, compared with their ...

Call it the TJX affect: VeriSign today will roll out a new wireless intrusion prevention service aimed at securing corporate WLANs. The new VeriSign Wireless Intrusion Prevention Service (IPS) is ...

The face of computing is being changed by innovations in wireless technology. For example, users are no longer bound to the traditional "wires" that made up their computing environment. Thanks to ...

APs are simply transceivers that lead back to one place: the WLAN switch. All the intelligence is centralized in the switch, beefed up with CPU muscle and optimized for 802.11 packet processing, ...

Recent global events have emphasized the need for adequate security—both in the real world and in cyberspace. Hacking into a wireless 802.11b network is often easy. In fact, it's too easy. So how do ...

Wireless connectivity offers many benefits: quick setup, untethered employees, networking flexibility, and relatively low costs. JP Gorsky, product line manager for Enterasys said, “I think one of the ...

Specifically, Microsoft posted a support memo explaining the update and a link to download the update. The update itself, which is dated April 29, is for Windows XP Service Pack 2. The most ...