http://www.misti.com/
Hands-On WLAN Security Workshop
Thursday, July 31, 2003, 8:30 AM - 4:30 PM
WebSec 2003, San Francisco

CoreCom's Lisa Phifer joins Diana Kelley in delivering a full-day Hands On WLAN Security Workshop at WebSec 2003. In this workshop, we demonstrate WLAN vulnerabilities using shareware and commercial discovery, analysis and intrusion detection tools. We review security best practices and guide students through live exercises, where they learn to configure and use measures like WEP, 802.1X access control, VPN tunneling and SSL portals.

http://www.misti.com/
Secure Remote Access with IPsec
Wednesday, July 30, 2003, 11:30 AM - 1:00 PM
WebSec 2003, San Francisco

In this WebSec presentation, Lisa Phifer will review security features of IPsec and IKE, selecting security policy options, authenticating IPsec VPN clients, assigning virtual addresses, NAT traversal, and IPsec VPN client deployment considerations. If you're a network administrator that needs to support IPsec for remote access and want a better handle on network and policy configuration, this is the session for you.

Webcast: http://searchSecurity.com/r/0,,15183,00.htm
Quiz: http://searchSecurity.com/tip/1,289483,sid14_gci911062,00.html
Locking down your WLAN: Part 2 - Implementing Countermeasures
searchSecurity, June 17, 2003

In this on-demand webcast, Lisa Phifer reviews proven strategies to help lock down security across your wireless LAN. Find out what proactive and reactive measures you'll need to implement to stop would-be attackers, and learn about the technologies and tools you can use to prevent bandwidth stealing, eavesdropping, forgery, and other wireless-borne attacks. After tuning in, test your knowledge with the accompanying WLAN security quiz.

WIRELESS LANS

http://searchnetworking.com/tip/1,289483,sid7_gci913497,00.html
On The Horizon: News From The 802.11-Planet Conference
searchNetworking, July 7, 2003

Lisa Phifer recently attended the 802.11-Planet Conference, a symposium and trade show dedicated to wireless LANs. In this tip, Lisa takes a brief peek at some of the new products encountered there and discusses emerging trends.

http://www.watchguard.com/infocenter/whitepapers.asp#soho6appnotes
http://www.watchguard.com/docs/whitepaper/soho6wapp_wp_ltr.pdf
Firebox SOHO 6 Wireless - Integrated Security for SME Wireless Networks
WatchGuard Technologies White Paper

This white paper, written by CoreCom's Dave Piscitello and Lisa Phifer for WatchGuard, shows how secure, integrated wired/wireless networks can be created using WatchGuard's Firebox SOHO 6 Wireless firewall/VPN/access point security appliance.

http://searchnetworking.com/tip/1,289483,sid7_gci911338,00.html
Consolidating Control Using WLAN Switches
searchNetworking, June 24, 2003

Stable high-speed standards, security improvements, and quality of service are all concerns. But, when push comes to shove, what enterprises may be missing the most is centralized control over large, distributed WLANs. In this tip, Lisa Phifer examines a new generation of wireless LAN switches that are emerging to enable consolidated control over large 802.11 WLANs.

Wireless-To-Go at searchMobileComputing

http://www.searchMobileComputing.com/tip/1,289483,sid40_gci910685,00.html
Lisa Phifer's Wireless-to-Go: Boingo
searchMobileComputing, June 19, 2003

In her new column for searchMobileComputing, Lisa Phifer reviews a hotspot finder tool from Boingo. This easy-to-use 802.11 discovery tool helps travelers locate and connect not only to Boingo hotspots, but also to other WLANs as well.

http://searchmobilecomputing.com/tip/1,289483,sid40_gci912409,00.html
Internet tools for your Pocket PC: vxUtil
searchMobileComputing, June 30, 2003

In her second Wireless-To-Go column, Lisa Phifer reviews Cambridge Computing's vxUtil, a network diagnostic toolbox that can help resolve problems when connecting your PDA to hotspot, home, or office networks.

http://searchmobilecomputing.com/tip/1,289483,sid40_gci915269,00.html
Roaming intranet access over Wi-Fi: iPassConnect
searchMobileComputing, July 17, 2003

Next, Lisa Phifer reviews iPassConnect 3.0. This friendly familiar "dial up" client now provides global roaming access to company intranets over nearest analog, ISDN, wired broadband, or Wi-Fi access point, with built-in security hooks for protecting enterprise network access.

LIVE SECURITY COLUMNS

http://www.corecom.com/external/livesecurity/serverlb.htm
Server Load Balancing Concepts and the Vclass
WatchGuard LiveSecurity, March 21, 2003

Distributing web services across a server farm requires planning to assure that content and policy remain consistent across servers. To improve performance, it's often important to consider some form of load balancing across servers. In this LiveSecurity column, Dave Piscitello explains load balancing concepts and how they apply to WatchGuard Vclass firewalls.

http://www.corecom.com/external/livesecurity/hardenmws.htm
How to Harden Your Microsoft Web Server
WatchGuard LiveSecurity, April 25, 2003

Many online resources describe how to secure or harden a Windows 2000 Server in considerable detail (see SANS, SystemExperts, and Microsoft for examples). But if you're new to server hardening, how do you get started? In this LiveSecurity column, Dave Piscitello offers a quick summary of the steps most often identified for hardening Microsoft web servers.

http://www.corecom.com/external/livesecurity/allwireless.htm
Securing the Small, All-Wireless Network
WatchGuard LiveSecurity, May 22, 2003

Much has been written about adding wireless access to existing networks, but many small businesses and teleworkers are faced with a different task: building a brand new network from scratch. In this LiveSecurity column, Lisa Phifer considers the unique opportunities and challenges facing those creating a brand new all-wireless SOHO network.

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