http://bit.ly/cfeqFU
Review: Motorola AirDefense Wireless VA Tool
eSecurityPlanet, February 18, 2010

Testing security is critical to safeguard business data and comply with regulatory mandates. Here, Lisa Phifer reviews Motorola's new AirDefense Wireless Vulnerability Assessment (VA) Tool, an add-on module that lets your WIPS to perform centrally initiated, remotely executed TCP/IP scans.

http://bit.ly/aiaZpz
Top Ten Data Breaches of 2009
eSecurityPlanet, February 8, 2010

From stolen devices and phishing attacks to buggy apps and human blunders, 2009 was another banner year for data breaches. In an effort to do better this year, we recount some of the worst data breaches reported in 2009.

http://bit.ly/7UtPwX
Top Ten eSecurity Tips from CES 2010
eSecurityPlanet, January 21, 2010

Each January in Las Vegas, the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) offers a peek at next year's hottest high-tech gadgetry. As CES 2010 attendees gazed longingly at Internet-connected 3D TVs, automobiles, and e-Readers, we couldn't help but ponder their security implications.

searchNetworking Tips

http://searchnetworking.techtarget.com/tip/0,289483,sid7_gci1380693,00.html
Preparing your wired network for wireless network integration
searchNetworking, February 4, 2010

As enterprise networks incorporate more wireless access and backhaul links, traffic flows and loads will change, and new mobile applications will introduce quality of service challenges. In this tip, we discuss network infrastructure updates to help wireless integration go smoothly.

http://searchnetworking.techtarget.com/tip/0,289483,sid7_gci1381454,00.html
Integrated NMS works across wireless/wired infrastructures
searchNetworking, February 12, 2010

In the final tip of this series, we look at integrating wired and wireless network management systems so that they are user-aware, provide end-to-end visibility, and bridge the gaps that often exist between these two worlds.

http://searchnetworking.techtarget.com/tip/0,289483,sid7_gci1379320_tax3b9,00.html
How to reach maximum 802.11n speed and throughput
searchNetworking, January 21, 2010

At its core, 802.11n is a high-throughput amendment, but data rates depend upon AP configuration; reaching 600 Mbps requires 4x4 MIMO, a double-wide 40 MHz channel, and the new Short Guard Interval to reduce time between transmissions. In this tip, we discuss more typical data rates and throughputs for contemporary 802.11n APs.

http://searchnetworking.techtarget.com/tip/0,289483,sid7_gci1378328,00.html
Wireless or Ethernet LAN? An apples-to-apples cost comparison
searchNetworking, January 7, 2010

Companies are being challenged to do more with less and quantify anticipated return on investment. One area where WLANs are readily able to demonstrate rapid payback is their ability to avoid the cost and complexity of in-building Ethernet.

Mobile/Wireless Articles

http://bit.ly/4AflR7
Smartphone insecurity: There's an app for that
searchMobileComputing, January 12, 2010

Over the holidays, a fair number of workers received shiny new phones or spent vacation time downloading apps from mobile marketplaces. In this tip, Lisa explores "app-store" security implications and steps that employers can take to manage associated business risk.

http://www.wi-fiplanet.com/news/article.php/3861756
Reflecting on the Best of CES 2010
Wi-Fi Planet, January 29, 2010

This news coverage for Wi-Fi Planet offers our take on the most important wireless product news to emerge from this year's Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas.

http://www.wi-fiplanet.com/news/article.php/3857821
News: AirWave Unifies Wireless, Wired and Mobile Control
Wi-Fi Planet, January 11, 2010

In this news coverage, we look at how Aruba is expanding AirWave's reach to deliver unified management of Wi-Fi, Ethernet, and mobile devices, all under one roof.

http://bit.ly/8BkQnR
Best practices to secure wireless networks
searchFinancialSecurity, January 14, 2010

Financial-services providers are subject to extensive regulations that govern how customer data must be safeguarded. In this tip, Lisa Phifer explains how providers can establish a solid foundation for compliance by adopting 10 wireless network security best practices.

In The News

http://bit.ly/8ZV4Jd
Acceptable use policies needed for soft APs
NetworkWorld, February 23, 2010

Joanie Wexler talks to CoreCom's Lisa Phifer about the security implications of Wi-Fi Direct, an upcoming softAP-based Personal Area Network specification from the Wi-Fi Alliance.

http://bit.ly/8kkoJH
Milking the iPod Touch for savings
Network World, January 19, 2010

Joanie Wexler references Lisa's iPod Touch VoIP How-To in her January column on ways to use this approach to decrease cellular voice bills.

Dave Piscitello's Blog: Security Skeptic

http://bit.ly/89t7xu
Twitter: do more than list banned passwords
Security Skeptic, January 5, 2010

The fact that Twitter employs a banned password list rather than enforcing a password policy at time of registration is an example of laziness and flawed thinking. Dave discusses why...

http://bit.ly/9qowaS
Podcast on DNS Redirection and Wildcarding
Security Skeptic, February 17, 2010

ICANN's policy department has launched a podcast series, ICANN Start. Producer Scott Pinzon invited Dave to help launch the series with a podcast on DNS redirection, DNS response modification, wildcarding and synthesis and why all these harm the Internet.

http://bit.ly/9bNjaK
;login article: ICANN's Security Stability and Resiliency Plan
Security Skeptic, February 12, 2010

ICANN coordinates the Internet's unique identifier systems and participates in the global operation of the Domain Name System. An important aspect is to ensure the security and stability of these systems. Dave discusses ICANN's plan to meet this obligation in the February 2010 issue of ;login magazine.

http://bit.ly/cmJZa4
Podcast on Internationalized Whois
Security Skeptic, February 25, 2010

In "I can't read this WHOIS output!" Dave notes how people are growing accustomed to using their local languages or scripts when they visit web pages and use Internet applications. He explains how Whois, an application that provides contact and DNS information associated with Domain Names, largely continues to use US-ASCII7 characters.

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