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How to pick the right WLAN partner to work with

Mon, 15 Jan 2007 19:01:38 -0500

Building out the new wireless local area network is a major project and a number of enterprises and public entities are turning toward third-party providers to get the needed network in place. But while that may seem like the easiest path to take, pulling in extra hands costs money and demands strong IT management. The key to a successful endeavor is making sure that the WLAN partner you choose to work with can not only do the job, but also provide the service your users require. A good starting point is assessing potential providers through a thorough evaluation process and asking a slew of questions starting with protocol support options to security measures and technology--even how the network will react to the unauthorized device access efforts. Government Public Computing has put together a substantive list of questions you need to pose during the partner evaluation process to make the effort a little easier. Article

How to secure wireless devices and end points

Sun, 12 Nov 2006 19:01:38 -0500

There's one thing no company wants to find out--that a slew of laptops have gone missing with vulnerable data and corporate information in the wrong hands. Companies whose workers carry data to and from the enterprise, whether it be home or on the road, don't want the calls alerting them that the files have gone missing. Those scenarios are happening every day, with a number of them making headlines. That's why enterprises are rewriting mobile device security policies, using more than one type of security approach and encrypting more than just files on a device. One company encrypts where data is backed up and stored, another has pulled in a tool that detects when an unauthorized CD-ROM is put into a laptop. Another is securing any data put on USB storage devices and enacting a policy regarding the use of flash drives employees are bringing in without IT's ok. Each strategy illustrates the various approaches needed to make sure that mobile data doesn't go wandering off. Here's a great article that explains to users why laptop security is part of their job responsibilities and how it can help them avoid making that dreaded call to the IT department. Article

Good primer site for wireless security efforts

Sun, 19 Mar 2006 19:01:35 -0500

User education is an ongoing task with new devices being deployed--both authorized and unauthorized--within the enterprise. A good resource to provide users, as well as other partners and parties tapping into your wireless network, is a Web site created by security vendor Symantec and the nonprofit group Internet Education Foundation. The Wireless Security Initiative offers lots of good advice, insight and tips on securing wireless devices, from how to avoid theft of data to making sure the access point is secured. There are also flash video tutorials to make wireless security setups easy. Article