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How To Cheat At Securing A Wireless Network

by Chris Hurley, Lee Barken
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Overview

Wireless connectivity is now a reality in most businesses. Yet by its nature, wireless networks are the most difficult to secure and are often the favorite target of intruders. This book provides the busy network administrator with best-practice solutions to securing the wireless network

With the increased demand for mobile connectivity and the decrease in cost and in the time required for installation, wireless network connections will make up 20% of all corporate network connections by the end of 2006.

With this increase in usage comes a commensurate increase in the network’s vulnerability to intrusion. This book provides the typical network administrator with the basic tools and instruction they need to maintain a secure network while allowing acceptable access to users.

· A practical product and technology specific guideline to securing a wireless networks for the busy System Administrator
· Takes a simplified multi-layered approach into easily deployed plans for a straight forward understanding
· Does not bog you down with history, but offers practical useful information for today

By its nature, wireless networks are the most difficult to secure and are often the favorite target of intruders. The authors provide busy network administrators with best-practice solutions to address these threats and to maintain a secure and accessible wireless network.

Synopsis

Wireless connectivity is now a reality in most businesses. Yet by its nature, wireless networks are the most difficult to secure and are often the favorite target of intruders. This book provides the busy network administrator with best-practice solutions to securing the wireless network

With the increased demand for mobile connectivity and the decrease in cost and in the time required for installation, wireless network connections will make up 20% of all corporate network connections by the end of 2006.

With this increase in usage comes a commensurate increase in the network’s vulnerability to intrusion. This book provides the typical network administrator with the basic tools and instruction they need to maintain a secure network while allowing acceptable access to users.

· A practical product and technology specific guideline to securing a wireless networks for the busy System Administrator
· Takes a simplified multi-layered approach into easily deployed plans for a straight forward understanding
· Does not bog you down with history, but offers practical useful information for today

About the Author, Chris Hurley

Jan Kanclirz Jr. (CCIE #12136-Security, CCSP, CCNP, CCIP, CCNA, CCDA, INFOSEC Professional, Cisco WLAN Support/Design Specialist) is currently a Senior Network Information Security Architect at IBM Global Services. Jan specializes in multi-vendor designs and post sale implementations for several technologies such as VPNs, IPS/IDS, LAN/WAN, Firewalls, Content Networking, Wireless and VoIP. Beyond network designs and engineering Jan's background includes extensive experience with open source applications and Linux. Jan has contributed to Managing and Securing Cisco SWAN (ISBN: 1-932266-91-7) and Practical VoIP Security ( ISBN: 1-597490-60-1) Syngress publications.

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Book Details

Published
September 1, 2006
Publisher
Elsevier Science
Pages
480
Format
Paperback
ISBN
9781597490870

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