As part of the new WLAN Security Buyer’s we’ve contracted with Lisa Phifer, owner of Core Competence, a network and security technology consulting firm based in Chester Springs, Penn. Lisa has been ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Over the past few years, a significant penetration of Voice over IP (VoIP) systems has occurred in both enterprise and residential markets. VoIP enables the convergence of data and voice networks into ...

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 ...

Chicago, Ill. — A software development kit has been released that delivers 802.1x and WPA2 security capabilities to wireless LAN (WLAN) designs. The software kit comes equipped with an 802.1x stack ...

IT managers tend to look at wireless local area networks, or WLANs, much like adults view groups of loud teenagers — with at least a little bit of trepidation and sometimes some fear as well. That’s ...

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 ...

INCREASING DATA RATES. More VoIP phones. More wireless access point connections. These factors are putting ever-more pressure on Ethernet local-area networks (LANs). Now, Broadcom's 500 series super ...