How Secure Is Your Wireless Network?: Safeguarding Your Wi-Fi Lan - Softcover

Barken, Lee

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0131402064 ISBN 13: 9780131402065

Publisher: Pearson P T R, 2003

Synopsis

Provides instructions on ways to insure security in wireless LAN systems with information on war driving, firewalls, WPA, 802.1x, VPN, and radio frequency.

About this title

From the Back Cover

Now you can have the awesome benefits of wireless LANswithout falling victim to their notorious security flaws. Leadingwireless security expert Lee Barken shows you practicalworkarounds and fixes for the vulnerabilities in today'sWLANs, introduces high-security wireless protocols new to themarketplace, and offers step-by-step instructions for protectingall your wireless information, from the home to the enterprise.This is the definitive and easy-to-use WLAN security book you'vebeen searching for--whether you're a network administrator,security specialist, manager, or home user.

Topics covered include--

• Why conventional wireless LANs are so insecure--and what you can do about it
• "Wardriving" software, equipment, and techniques: knowing your enemy
• 802.11i, WPA, TKIP, and AES: the new wireless security options
• 802.1x and EAP: enabling port-based authentication on your WLAN
• Safely connecting WLANs to wired networks
• Securing home and small office environments, one step at a time
• Accessing VPNs from wireless devices
• Integrating firewalls and wireless access points
• Improving security in public access environments
• Securing enterprise environments with 802.1x--a start-to-finish walkthrough

About the Author

About the Author

LEE BARKEN, CISSP, CCNA, MCP, CPA, has been in the IT industry since 1987. He has worked as anIT consultant and network security specialist for Ernst and Young's Information Technology RiskManagement (ITRM) practice and KPMG's Risk and Advisory Services (RAS) practice. He co-foundedthe San Diego Wireless Users Group and writes and speaks on the topic of wireless LANtechnology and security. He is the technical editor for Mobile Business Advisor Magazine, andteaches Wireless LAN Security and Deployment classes for the University of California at SanDiego (UCSD) extension.

Edition details

• Publisher: Pearson P T R
• Publication date: 2003
• ISBN 10: 0131402064
• ISBN 13: 9780131402065
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 416