http://bit.ly/4WM6Qr
Top Ten Security Tips for the Holidays
eSecurityPlanet, December 18, 2009

Cyber-safety shouldn't take a break when heading home for the holidays. Between free time, new toys, and family travel, year-end festivities pose plenty of opportunity for on-line compromise. In this top-ten column, Lisa Phifer recommends how to stay safe by avoiding common holiday pitfalls.

http://bit.ly/5suJkI
News: AirTight Simplifies Wireless Security and Performance Analysis
eSecurity Planet, December 22, 2009E

In this news coverage written for eSecurity Planet, Lisa Phifer describes new AirTight SpectraGuard Enterprise 6.0 features intended to simplify and enhance WIPS-based WLAN forensics analysis and performance management.

searchNetworking Tips

http://searchnetworking.techtarget.com/tip/0,289483,sid7_gci1377114,00.html
Integrating wired and wireless LANs: Making the business case
searchNetworking, December 16, 2009

When Wi-Fi was an emerging technology, it made sense to treat wireless as an isolated overlay network that was planned, monitored and managed using separate tools and processes. But with 802.11n, the time has come to treat wireless as an integral part of enterprise networks. In part 1 of this 3-part series, Lisa Phifer discusses why and how.

http://bit.ly/6c1dGw
Leveraging new WLAN standards
searchNetworkingChannel, December 2, 2009

WLAN solution providers can leverage pent-up demand by learning about recent wireless standard advances and how they can be leveraged to better meet customer needs. In this tip, learn how to address customer concerns related to 802.11n certification, multimedia performance, and wireless network management.

http://bit.ly/auYPN
Offering FMC services can benefit WLAN solution providers
searchNetworkingChannel, November 16, 2009

Offering fixed mobile convergence (FMC) services can help WLAN solution providers add considerable value by helping customers reduce total cost of operation, improve reliability and increase business productivity. In this tip, Lisa discussed how to help customers take advantage of fixed mobile convergence technologies.

Wi-Fi Planet Reviews

http://www.wi-fiplanet.com/reviews/article.php/3847171
Review: HTC Hero for Sprint
Wi-Fi Planet, November 5, 2009

Lisa Phifer reviews the much-anticipated HTC Hero, a top contender in today's exploding touchscreen smartphone line-up. Sprint's HTC Hero is now battling for Android supremacy, as this open source platform advances from "nice try" to "impressive reality."

http://www.wi-fiplanet.com/reviews/article.php/3850261
Review: Motorola DROID from VzWireless
Wi-Fi Planet, November 30, 2009

The infamous "iDon't DROID does" ad campaign sparked plenty of buzz about the Motorola DROID. But does the DROID from VzWireless really DO more than the iPhone or other Android phones? Lisa Phifer takes the DROID out for a test drive.

http://www.wi-fiplanet.com/columns/article.php/3849026
Wi-Fi Holiday Wish List, 2009
Wi-Fi Planet, November 18, 2009E

In keeping with this year-end tradition, Wi-Fi Planet asked its contributors to list the Wi-Fi-related things each would most like to have someone wrap up and deliver via FedEx or chimney. Here's what they said...

SearchSecurity and SearchMobileComputing Articles

http://searchsecurity.techtarget.com/tip/0,289483,sid14_gci1375603,00.html
How to keep networks secure when deploying an 802.11n upgrade
SearchSecurity, December 1, 2009

Most businesses use Wi-Fi to some extent already, but many have been awaiting 802.11n APs and clients before deploying company-wide coverage, implementing multimedia apps, or undertaking Ethernet replacement. In this tip, Lisa Phifer reviews several key questions that network security pros should think about as part of any 802.11n upgrade.

http://searchmobilecomputing.bitpipe.com/detail/RES/1258063708_45.html
eGuide: Windows Mobile 6.5: Enabling Business Mobility, Today and Tomorrow
searchMobileComputing, November 12, 2009

Windows Mobile: a phrase that embodies on-the-go business initiatives. In this e-Guide, we recap Windows Mobile OS's evolution and look at the wide array of Windows Mobile-powered devices available today. We explore where and why Windows Mobile is used and examine the appeal of native apps that integrate with enterprise and in-the-cloud Windows services.

Dave Piscitello's Blog: Security Skeptic

http://bit.ly/4OSJxs
The Twelve Days of Phishmas
Security Skeptic, December 20, 2009

Phishers are full of holiday spirit. Dave Piscitello listens in on an underground Ventrilo channel to hear them carolling...

http://bit.ly/68ru2u
Is your password on the worst offender list?
Security Skeptic, December 17, 2009

When Dave noticed that a password list posted to his site several years ago is still visited frequently, he decided to see what other lists might be out there. In this blog post, Dave takes a look at the Top 500 Worst Passwords of All Time.

http://bit.ly/4K6MHn
Defensive Social Networking
Security Skeptic, December 8, 2009

After six months of Facebooking, Dave Piscitello recommends that many professionals should join a social network, even if their reasons are purely defensive. Here's the situational analysis that led him to reach this conclusion.

http://bit.ly/7v7ULM
Web site vulnerabilities
Security Skeptic, November 25, 2009

Brian Prince (eWeek.com) recently published an article that summarized the results of the latest web vulnerabilities report by WhiteHat Security researchers. In this post, Dave asks: What can we observe from this series of website vulnerability reports, gathered over 18 months?

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