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NTT DoCoMo Develops First Dual Wireless
LAN (WLAN) 3G and Wi-Fi Phone
NTT DoCoMo Develops First Dual Wireless
LAN (WLAN) 3G and Wi-Fi Phone
07/15/2004 12:19 AMWi-Fi Technology Forum Jul 15 2004 3:27AM GMT
Wireless patent suit takes aim at WLAN,
WiMAX vendors
Wireless patent suit takes aim at WLAN,
WiMAX vendors
06/27/2004 04:15 PMWireless patent suit takes aim at WLAN, WiMAX
vendors
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Wardriving for WLAN security
Wardriving for WLAN security
06/17/2004 04:35 PMVolunteers cruise to find wireless networks that lack security.
Cisco Fortifies WLAN Security
Cisco Fortifies WLAN Security
07/18/2004 11:46 PMThe company is pumping AES support into its line of WLAN access
points, via an 802.11a radio module.
'Set-up is vital' for WLAN security
'Set-up is vital' for WLAN security
06/11/2004 11:35 AMZDNet UK Jun 11 2004 3:23PM GMT
joatBlog: WLAN Security Howto
joatBlog: WLAN Security Howto
01/09/2004 09:52 PMhttp://users.757.org/~joat/blog/archives/001372.html
NetworkWorld Fusion has a howto for securing your wireless network.
Thanks Joat!
WLAN Security Still A Stumbling Block
WLAN Security Still A Stumbling Block
09/27/2004 04:48 AMSwitch start-ups turn to WLAN security
Switch start-ups turn to WLAN security
11/03/2003 06:34 AMBut shake-out looms
Second Cisco WLAN Security Threat
Exposed
Second Cisco WLAN Security Threat
Exposed
04/12/2004 07:35 AMAirespace partnership targets WLAN
security
Airespace partnership targets WLAN
security
08/23/2004 10:41 AMAirespace partnership targets WLAN
security
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Stronger WLAN security standard approved
Stronger WLAN security standard approved
06/25/2004 08:10 PMSAN FRANCISCO - The IEEE 802.11i specification, the latest set of
rules to bolster security on wireless LANs, has received final
approval, according to a co-author of the standard.
Wavelink Integrates Security into WLAN
Platform
Wavelink Integrates Security into WLAN
Platform
04/22/2004 04:17 PMAlliances aimed at protecting WLANs.
Cisco releases WLAN security protocol
Cisco releases WLAN security protocol
04/15/2004 09:07 AMCisco Systems Inc. announced the availability of a protocol that's
designed to defeat brute-force dictionary attacks that capture users'
passwords in its wireless LAN products. The company urged end users
and systems administrators to download the related patch from its Web
site.
China Releases Own WLAN Security
Standard
China Releases Own WLAN Security
Standard
12/10/2003 12:41 PMCisco Offers New WLAN Security Protocol
Cisco Offers New WLAN Security Protocol
04/14/2004 02:40 PMCisco Systems has released EAP-FAST, a new WLAN authentication
protocol that uses protected access credentials to establish a tunnel
between a client and server.
Survey Finds Enterprises Deploying
Strong WLAN Security
Survey Finds Enterprises Deploying
Strong WLAN Security
06/20/2004 06:58 AMCisco develops WLAN security protocol to
defeat password attacks
Cisco develops WLAN security protocol to
defeat password attacks
02/12/2004 06:15 PMCisco has developed a new WLAN security protocol designed to defeat
password attacks that made an earlier, proprietary protocol
vulnerable.
Adventures in wireless security: Why
home and corporate wireless LANs are
insecure
Adventures in wireless security: Why
home and corporate wireless LANs are
insecure
06/03/2004 03:44 AMThe meat of the article is:
“…Wireless security recommendations: Change your system
defaults – everyone knows them.
Change the Admin and SNMP passwords. Change the IP network range. Also
change the Server Set ID (SSID). The SSID is a unique identifier for
your wireless hub/router. The default SSID is set in the factory is
definitely not unique.
Don’t broadcast the SSID. While you can change the default ID,
that does little if your hub or router broadcasts that SSID.
Enable Wireless Encryption. WEP or something similar can be
compromised, but it makes it significantly more difficult to
compromise your information. The larger the key length, the better.
Enable Shared Key Authentication. The default Open System setting lets
anyone connect to your network with very minimal effort.
Change your SNMP Community String. Create a Community String like it
is a strong password.
Enable MAC Address Codes. Again, this makes it more difficult for a
hacker to compromise your home network.
Set Wireless LAN cards to Infrastructure Mode. Most cards have the
default Ad Hoc mode, which is less secure.
Don’t rely only on the broadband firewall. A firewall at your
home’s Internet entry point is critical. However, you should
still have personal firewalls on all computers on your network, in
case something makes it through your home’s firewall or a hacker
does make it onto your network.”
Research and Markets : Examination of
the Enterprise WLAN Equipment Market in
Particular the Market for WLAN Switches
Research and Markets : Examination of
the Enterprise WLAN Equipment Market in
Particular the Market for WLAN Switches
04/07/2005 02:54 AMResearch and Markets (researchandmarkets.com/reports/c15207) has
announced the addition of “WLAN Switch”…Or Just “Switch”? : Business
WLAN Market Analysis to their offering. [PRWEB Apr 7, 2005]
Homeland Security Rapped On Wireless
Security
Homeland Security Rapped On Wireless
Security
07/02/2004 07:25 PMWireless Security
Wireless Security
08/04/2004 04:27 AMCNET Asia Aug 4 2004 8:33AM GMT
Wireless LAN Security FAQ
Wireless LAN Security FAQ
11/28/2002 11:07 PMYesterday I complained about the lack of knowledge of basic security
issues in some PHP articles. Well I am getting a wireless card for my
notebook, and thought I'd learn more about the security issues of
802.11. It's a pretty sad tale for
anal-retentive
security-obsessed slobs like me.
Encryption keys (
SSID's) are sent in clear text, etc.
"zeldman.alfred"
Father of 802.1X on Wireless Security
Father of 802.1X on Wireless Security
12/02/2003 02:33 PMVipin Jain speaks out about .1X and basic security issues on wireless
networks: Straight from the horse's mouth, we hear about the utility
of 802.1X, which will almost certainly become the authentication
method of choice at hot spots before 2005 for all the reasons he
cites. I expect to see more and more 802.1X-for-hire that could serve
home users and small enterprise users alike. One funny statement by
Jain: 802.1x has been adopted in operating systems such as Linux.
There are commercial Linux 802.1X clients (from Meetinghouse, etc.),
but the open-source project is still a work in progress....
Wireless Security By The Gallon
Wireless Security By The Gallon
12/29/2004 06:06 PMAMD Clamps Down on Wireless Security
AMD Clamps Down on Wireless Security
01/20/2003 04:37 PMNew wireless Flash Memory Device with 64-bit password protection
claims to deter signal thieves from mobile phone billing fraud or
pirating television.
DNC cops just don't get wireless
security?
DNC cops just don't get wireless
security?
07/28/2004 11:16 AMOn the
politech list, a
thread of items from various listservs related to cybersecurity and
the Democratic National Convention. In one item, reader Wes Morgan
says,
I'm watching CNN's Headline News, and they run a story on security
preparations for this week's Democratic Convention in Boston. They go
on, at great length, about the extensive network of
cameras--approximately
75 of them, scattered around various Federal buildings and convention
sites--and make it a point to illustrate how the security force, with
their wireless networks and handheld devices, can grab the feed from
any of these cameras at the tap of a stylus.
So, they show one such device - with it's 802.11b card clearly
identifiable
- and show another agent viewing a webcam of the Boston Harbor
shoreline - with the URL of the hosting site clearly readable. When
talking about the cameras, they show several different cameras on
different buildings, some of which seem fairly unusual in their
architecture.
I now know that they're using 802.11b, and I know the name at least
one system handling the webcam feeds, and (with a bit of
reconaissance) I can probably determine the position of at least one
camera. So much for cybersecurity; I can't believe that the Feds even
let that stuff on the air, much less that they did so without
obfuscating critical information. *sigh* What were they
thinking?
Link, and
here is a
press release which states that DNC cops are using handhelds with
(apparently) 802.11 to access law enforcement databases.
Wireless Security Basics
Wireless Security Basics
01/22/2004 08:47 AMVoIP and Wireless Security
VoIP and Wireless Security
04/19/2005 06:17 AMMy company blocks the Skype Web site because it would open some of our
company’s ports and giving hackers the chance to break in.
According to this article, VoIP is a threat to wireless security.
There’s a price to pay for using a free product. It’s
possible to get secure VoIP, but it means subscribing to a service
from a phone company and paying a monthly fee just as you would for
your other phone…
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Wireless Security'
Looking Back At Wireless Security In
2003
Looking Back At Wireless Security In
2003
12/30/2003 01:39 AMNaked Women And Wireless Security
Naked Women And Wireless Security
03/25/2005 09:47 PMYes, I'm a bit worried about what kind of people will find this post
via Google in a few days, but... It appears that mobile phone security
is suddenly getting a lot more attention -- and for some reason, it's
got a lot to do with naked women. First, there was the whole
Paris
Hilton incident, where her naked camera phone photos were spread
all over the internet due to weak server security from Danger and
T-Mobile, and now comes the amazingly bizarre story of two cops who
arrested a woman for drunk driving and then
down
loaded her naked camera phone photos to a PDA. No one seems to
want to explain why a drunk driving arrest would involve checking out
the photos on someone's phone. Then again, this case has a number of
oddities, including the fact that the cop's partner later called the
woman to ask her for a date. However, as the article points out, the
cops might not have done anything illegal -- and someone even claims
that this is no different than if someone had lost their wallet and it
had nude photos inside. Except that doesn't seem quite right. This
wasn't a case where the woman
lost her phone. This was a
situation where the cop clearly
took it and then actively went
through it, apparently looking for photos. That seems to go beyond
the standard investigative technique needed to judge whether or not a
driver is sober. Either way, it appears that pictures of naked women
are suddenly driving forward the important discussion on increasing
wireless security. People always said that porn leads the way towards
technology innovation, but they probably didn't mean this way.
Many Wireless Networks Lack Security
Many Wireless Networks Lack Security
05/30/2004 01:19 PMWith a laptop perched in the passenger seat of his Toyota 4Runner and
a special antenna on the roof, Mike Outmesguine ventured off to sniff
out wireless networks between Los Angeles and San Francisco. He got a
big whiff of insecurity.
Wireless Network Security for the Home
Wireless Network Security for the Home
02/12/2004 09:58 AMBest Practices for Wireless Network
Security
Best Practices for Wireless Network
Security
11/10/2003 11:09 PMHow to mitigate eight major WLAN security risks.
Wireless Security On The Hardware Side
Wireless Security On The Hardware Side
06/21/2004 12:39 PMWhile there have been a number of recent stories about WiFi security
offered
as a service, it looks like the hardware folks are getting back
into the game. Infoworld is taking a look at
two different new hardware-based methods to secure your WiFi
surfing. One is the encrypted USB keychain from Red Cannon that
got a lot of attention a few weeks ago. That's really designed to be
useful if you're using someone else's (or just a public) computer and
don't trust it. However, the more interesting device is a new WiFi
card from Seclarity that apparently runs Unix (no details are given,
and the Seclarity site doesn't seem particularly forthcoming on this)
and encrypts all data before it leaves the computer. While more
details would be nice, this certainly looks like it could be a viable
alternative to software based security options that are available now.
If automatically encrypting WiFi cards became more popular, it would
seriously cut down WiFi security problems.
New Wireless Security Standard Has Old
Problem?
New Wireless Security Standard Has Old
Problem?
11/05/2003 08:14 PMMany Wireless Networks Lack Security
(AP)
Many Wireless Networks Lack Security
(AP)
05/30/2004 01:30 PMAP - With a laptop perched in the passenger seat of his Toyota 4Runner
and a special antenna on the roof, Mike Outmesguine ventured off to
sniff out wireless networks between Los Angeles and San Francisco. He
got a big whiff of insecurity.
Efforts to enhance wireless security
Efforts to enhance wireless security
06/30/2004 06:01 PMAs we come to grips with the new virus threats for handheld devices,
wireless service providers are looking to improve their security
measures. One example of this new mindset would be the partnership
with Texas Instruments and ARM. Texas Instruments will be integrating
ARM’s TrustZone technology into future devices offered by Texas
Instruments. The hope is that by embedding this type of security
directly into the device, it will give the end users more peace of
mind when using their handheld wireless devices.
Security-Free Wireless Networks
Security-Free Wireless Networks
06/01/2004 05:41 AMWi-fi is hot, but security is not. Most home users don't enable basic
encryption or other protections against connection theft,
eavesdropping and network invasion. Why? Set-up is easy, but activate
security and the headaches begin.
Evaluating Wireless Security Needs: The
Three L's (05-Apr-2004; 9.4K)
Evaluating Wireless Security Needs: The
Three L's (05-Apr-2004; 9.4K)
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