http://www.airtightnetworks.net/news/seminars.html
WLAN Security Seminar: There's Wireless In The Air
AirTight Networks, October 10, 12, 17, 19, 2006

CoreCom's Lisa Phifer will be speaking at free half-day WLAN security seminars to be hosted by AirTight Networks in Washington DC (10/10), Atlanta (10/12), Dallas (10/17) and San Francisco (10/19). Join Lisa and her colleagues as they discuss trends in the wireless security industry and how new technology developments and Wi-Fi hacks impact enterprise security. The program includes live demonstration of attacks and how to mitigate them using AirTight's wireless intrusion prevention (WIPS) solutions.

http://searchnetworking.com/tip/0,289483,sid7_gci1205318,00.html
Troubleshooting wireless networks: A systematic approach
searchNetworking, July 28, 2006

Going wireless may avoid the expense of cabling and wired LAN drops, but wireless networks still require effective technical support and troubleshooting. Good troubleshooting tools and the systematic approach outlined this new searchNetworking tip by Lisa Phifer can help to isolate and resolve WLAN problems faster.

VPN

http://searchmobilecomputing.com/tip/0,289483,sid40_gci1210989,00.html
Mobile VPN: Closing the gap
SearchMobileComputing, August 16, 2006

PDA VPN clients have been around for nearly as long as PDAs themselves. Conventional VPNs may sound like a convenient way to secure mobile communication, and for many stationary users, they are. But, as Lisa Phifer describes in this Mobile Innovator column, there's a huge difference between connecting a VPN user and keeping him connected while he moves from one location to another.

http://searchmobilecomputing.com/tip/0,289483,sid40_gci1216934,00.html
Mobile VPN Roadtest: NetMotion
SearchMobileComputing, September 21, 2006

In part two of this Mobile Innovator column, Lisa explores the business problems addressed by Mobile VPNs and shares her own recent "road test" experience with running NetMotion Mobility XE on her new Motorola Q Smartphone.

IdM

http://www.networkworld.com/techinsider/2006/082806-guide-it-security-authentication.html
Neglecting identity management
Network World, August 28, 2006

Many midsized companies won't consider identity management, because they think it is too difficult to deploy, too expensive to implement, and too complicated to administer. In Network World's "Six Worst Security Mistakes," Dave Piscitello argues why it is time to make the switch from passwords to two-factor authentication.

http://www.a10networks.com/resources/resource-reg/index-WP-IPtoID.php
Fingering Culprits Faster and Better
A10 Networks White Paper, September 2006

Fast, accurate user identification is critical for incident response, threat containment, troubleshooting, and compliance reporting. However, manual IP-to-ID mapping can be tedious, time consuming, even impossible. In this paper developed by Lisa Phifer for A10 Networks, learn how A10's IP-to-ID service can help automate identity resolution and eliminate information gaps to speed identity forensics.

Network Security

http://searchnetworking.com/generic/0,295582,sid7_gci1215828,00.html
Application firewalls offer specialized protection
SearchNetworking, September 21, 2006

As network firewalls have grown more robust, persistent intruders have adjusted their targets. Today's most dangerous attacks are aimed at specific application protocols, coding flaws, and config errors. In this Security Spotlight article, Lisa Phifer discusses how Application Firewall appliances -- including Web Application Firewall appliances -- can help to defeat these specialized application attacks.

Dave Piscitello's Blog

http://www.securityskeptic.com/arc20060801.htm#BlogID548
What Security Professionals can learn from Air Travel Restrictions
Dave's Blog, August 2006

Dave uses a real life inconvenience during a recent airport screening to comment on policy definition and implementation.

http://www.securityskeptic.com/arc20060801.htm#BlogID543
Security Expert, Professional, or Practitioner?
Dave's Blog, August 2006

Dave offers his perspective on the criteria that should be applied when deciding whether to call a member of the security community an expert, a professional, or a practitioner.

http://www.securityskeptic.com/arc20060901.htm#BlogID554
Domain traffic monetization
Dave's Blog, September 2006

Dave looks at the domain traffic monetization or "pay per click" industry, asks whether the business model for budget domainers is a sustainable one, and explains why he's discontinuing his Adsense adventure.

http://www.securityskeptic.com/arc20060901.htm#BlogID557
You may have 4th amendment rights but your laptop doesn't
Dave's Blog, September 2006

Dave takes exception to the decision of the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals in California that it's OK for Customs Officials to seize and search travelers' laptops upon entering the U.S. without a search warrant or probable cause.

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