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Wireless Security

ALSO CALLED: mSecurity, Wireless LAN Security, Wi-Fi Security, Wireless Network Security, WLAN Security, and Mobile Security
DEFINITION: Bluesnarfing is the theft of information from a wireless device through a Bluetooth connection. Bluetooth is a high-speed but very short-range wireless technology for exchanging data between desktop and mobile computers, personal digital assistants (PDAs), and other devices.  … 
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Dispelling Top Ten Wireless Security Myths
sponsored by AirTight Networks, Inc.
WHITE PAPER:   Posted: 16 May 2008 | Published: 01 May 2008
SUMMARY: Myths about wireless security can be both dangerous and costly, this paper will revisit and debunk top ten wireless security myths.

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PCI Compliance Report
sponsored by AirTight Networks, Inc.
WHITE PAPER:   Posted: 16 May 2008 | Published: 01 May 2008
SUMMARY: This report is intended to be simply an aide to review PCI DSS 1.1 compliance of WLAN deployments and it is not meant to automatically fulfill PCI DSS 1.1 requirements related to the WLAN network.

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Retail Stores and Wireless Security - Recommendations
sponsored by AirTight Networks, Inc.
WHITE PAPER:   Posted: 16 May 2008 | Published: 01 May 2008
SUMMARY: This white paper will give some pointers and suggestions on how retailers can protect the most vulnerable locations--their stores--from wireless attacks.

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Airspace Risk Assessment
sponsored by AirTight Networks, Inc.
WHITE PAPER:   Posted: 16 May 2008 | Published: 01 May 2008
SUMMARY: This report is the first step towards wireless vulnerability assessment of your network and managing its wireless security posture.

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SSL VPN for Secure Wireless LAN Access
sponsored by F5 Networks
WHITE PAPER:   Posted: 28 Apr 2008 | Published: 01 Oct 2007
SUMMARY: For most deployment scenarios, an SSL VPN appliance can provide many of the features and benefits of a special purpose WLAN controller for wireless access, but at a much lower cost and with greater flexibility. This paper describes the key sell...

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Introduction to the IP Multimedia Subsystem (IMS): IMS Basic Concepts and Terminology
sponsored by F5 Networks
WHITE PAPER:   Posted: 28 Apr 2008 | Published: 01 Aug 2007
SUMMARY: IMS is a whole new way to deliver multimedia regardless of the device (mobile phone, landline phone, cable, Internet, etc.) or the access medium (cellular, WiFi, Broadband, fixed-line, etc.). This paper is written to...

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Unified Threat Management: The Best Defense against Blended Threats
sponsored by SonicWALL
WHITE PAPER:   Posted: 28 Apr 2008 | Published: 01 Jan 2005
SUMMARY: The SonicWALL® Unified Threat Management solution (UTM) provides the most intelligent, real-time network protection against sophisticated application-layer and content-based attacks.

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A Unified Approach for Successfully Securing Wireless and Remote Devices
sponsored by F5 Networks
WHITE PAPER:   Posted: 28 Apr 2008 | Published: 01 Apr 2006
SUMMARY: For most deployment scenarios, an SSL VPN appliance can provide many of the features and benefits of a special purpose WLAN controller for wireless access, but at a much lower cost and with greater flexibility. This paper describes the key sell...

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Wireless Vulnerability Management: What It Means for Your Enterprise
sponsored by AirTight Networks, Inc.
WHITE PAPER:   Posted: 15 Apr 2008 | Published: 01 Apr 2008
SUMMARY: This whitepaper revisits the wireless security space, debunks common myths, and presents wireless vulnerability management (WVM) as a proactive strategy to wireless security.

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Wireless Security Online, On-demand: Cost-effective, Customizable, Effortless, and Proactive Management of Your Wireless Threat Exposure
sponsored by AirTight Networks, Inc.
WHITE PAPER:   Posted: 15 Apr 2008 | Published: 01 Apr 2008
SUMMARY: This whitepaper introduces a novel way for enabling on-demand wireless security that is affordable, effortless, and customizable.

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WIRELESS SECURITY DEFINITION (continued): …  By exploiting a vulnerability in the way Bluetooth is implemented on a mobile phone, an attacker can access information -- such as the user's calendar, contact list and e-mail and text messages -- without leaving any evidence of the attack. Other devices that use Bluetooth, such as laptop computers, may also be vulnerable, although to a lesser extent, by virtue of their more complex systems. Operating in invisible mode protects some devices, but others are vulnerable as long as Bluetooth is enabled.

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