Network World on Wireless Security

Interop Las Vegas 2008 planning guide

Brad Reed — 2008-04-21T00:00:00Z

Enterprise 2.0, corporate agility big themes at Interop '08

SSL gear adapted for Wi-Fi access

Tim Greene — 2008-04-21T00:00:00Z

Array Networks will announce at Interop Las Vegas next week that it has expanded its SSL protection from remote-access users to include those coming in over Wi-Fi connections.

Bogus security promises and how to detect them

2008-03-10T00:00:00Z

What is true enterprise security and how do you get it? Bogus promises by vendors are all too common. In this recent Network World chat, outspoken security analyst Nick Selby humorously tackles issues such as the truth about data leakage products, smartphone protection, hotspot threats and the word "solution." Nick Selby leads The 451 Group's Enterprise Security Practice. Selby also serves as The 451 Group's Director of Research Operations, is on the faculty of the Institute for Applied Network Security.

Wireless security foiled by new exploits

Julie Bort — 2008-02-26T00:00:00Z

Just when you thought your wireless network was locked down, a whole new set of exploits and hacker tools hits. WPA2, PEAP, TTLS or EAP/TLS can shore up your network, if configured properly. Securing clients is a lot more difficult. These topics and more were addressed by Joshua Wright in this recent Network World chat. Wright is famous for his irreverent security blog WillHackforSushi.com. He is also the author of the six-day SANS Institute course, Assessing and Securing Wireless Networks. Plus he's a popular speaker at a long list of security conferences.

Enterasys-Bluesocket union in the works?

Network World Staff — 2007-12-21T00:00:00Z

Speculation is swirling that network equipment maker Enterasys Networks is buying wireless security company Bluesocket, which recently announced its first 802.11n products.

NSS Labs touts PCI certification program

Ellen Messmer — 2007-12-10T00:00:00Z

NSS Labs announces program for Payment Card Industry certification of six product types: firewalls, unified threat management, Web application firewalls, host and network intrusion prevention and wireless security.

Location technology enhances wireless network security

2007-11-20T00:00:00Z

The acceptance of centralized wireless LAN architecture has significantly reduced costs and simplified the task of managing, securing and upgrading wireless systems, all of which have resulted in rapidly growing deployments.

What retail wireless security?

2007-11-16T00:00:00Z

TJX may be in a class all by itself in terms of the number of records compromised in a data breach. But the retailer apparently has plenty of company when it comes to wireless security issues of the sort that led to the compromise it disclosed earlier this year.

Corporate control of mobile devices vs. individual employee ownership

John Cox — 2007-10-26T00:00:00Z

Companies like the idea of giving employees freedom to use wireless devices, but are scared to death of the security risks.

Secure wireless network brings Wisconsin cities together

Ellen Messmer — 2007-08-30T00:00:00Z

Wisconsin cities team on secure wireless for law enforcement and safety