http://searchNetworking.com/r/0,,17104,00.htm?vowlan
The Buzz over VoWLAN
searchNetworking, August 12, 2003

According to In-Stat/MDR, the voice over WLAN (VoWLAN) market is growing more slowly than expected. Only 30,000 VoWLAN handsets were shipped last year, primarily 802.11b-enabled phones sold to verticals like healthcare and retail. But In-Stat still expects this market to take off, surging from $16.5M in 2002 to $507M in 2007. In her latest WLAN Advisor column, Lisa Phifer considers why.

http://www.wsta.org/publications/articles/0803_article06.html
Enterprise-Grade Solutions for WLAN Integration
WSTA Ticker, August, 2003

New, enterprise-class 802.11 WLAN or Wi-Fi switches, also called mobility exchanges, offer many of the same centralized, integrated solutions for WLAN deployment available on wired LANs. In his brief for WSTA Ticker, Dave Piscitello explains why he finds that WLAN switches are "something old, something new,...."

VIRTUAL PRIVATE NETWORKING

http://infosecuritymag.techtarget.com/ss/0,295796,sid6_iss21_art83,00.html
VPNs: Tunnel Visions
Information Security Magazine, August 2003

Given the demand for secure, easy, anytime/anywhere remote access for travelers and home office workers, recent interest in SSL/TLS-based VPNs isn't surprising. Vendors promise to deliver secure access, but are SSL VPNs as secure and reliable as IPSec? Where do these VPNs fit into your network security policies, and which user communities can they best serve? Check out this cover story for InfoSec Magazine.

WIRELESS SECURITY

http://searchsecurity.com/tip/1,289483,sid14_gci911324,00.html
Policy-driven WLAN security
searchSecurity, June 26, 2003

To reap the benefits of wireless, companies must take steps to reduce associated risks to acceptable levels. The most effective way to accomplish this is to let policy, not technology, govern secure WLAN implementation. In this searchSecurity Executive Briefing, Lisa Phifer explains how.

http://searchNetworking.com/r/0,,17105,00.htm?wlan
Signs of WLAN Intrusion
searchNetworking, July 22, 2003

Many WLAN administrators are familiar with NetStumbler, a free discovery tool that sniffs out nearby 802.11 Access Points (APs). Unauthorized "rogue" APs get a lot of press, but are not the only threat. In this tip, Lisa Phifer discusses tools and techniques to spot other kinds of WLAN intrusions.

http://www.misti.com/
Hands-On WLAN Security Workshop
Friday, September 26, 2003, 8:30 AM - 4:30 PM
Mobile and Wireless Security 2003, Chicago

Lisa Phifer joins Diana Kelley in delivering a full-day Hands-On WLAN Security Workshop at the Mobile and Wireless Security Expo in Chicago. In this workshop, we demonstrate WLAN vulnerabilities using shareware and commercial discovery, sniffer, and IDS tools, review best practices and guide students through live exercises, where they configure and use measures like WEP, 802.1X access control, VPN tunneling and SSL portals.

INTERNET PROTOCOLS

http://www.corecom.com/external/livesecurity/tcpfoundation.htm
Foundations: What Is TCP?
WatchGuard LiveSecurity, June 2, 2003

TCP is known as a reliable delivery or reliable transport protocol: its job is to make certain that the information you send -- whether mail to a friend, or an online banking transaction -- is delivered to your friend, or the bank, undamaged and without loss, in a timely manner, and in the order submitted. Dave Piscitello provides an overview of TCP in this foundations column.

http://www.issa.org/cgi/journallibrary.cgi?download=2003_August/J0308007.pdf
Blocking Public Instant Messengers
ISSA Journal, August 2003

Public instant messaging services are designed for the residential Internet user. The implications of permitting public IMs in a business LAN environment should be reviewed by security-minded organizations. In this column, Dave identifies the risks associated with permitting public IMs and offers methods for blocking their use at firewalls. (ISSA library content is available only to ISSA members.)

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