How Secure Is Your Wireless Network Safeguarding Your Wifi Lan Lee Barken by Lee Barken 9780131402065, 0131402064 instant download after payment.

Hands-On Wireless LAN Security

Now you can have the awesome benefits of wireless LANs without falling victim to their notorious security flaws. Leading wireless security expert Lee Barken shows you practical work arounds and fixes for the vulnerabilities in today's WLANs, introduces high-security wireless protocols new to the market place, and offers step-by-step instructions for protecting all your wireless information, from the home to the enterprise.This is the definitive and easy-to-use WLAN security book you've been searching for--whether you're a network administrator, security specialist, manager, or home user.

• Why conventional wireless LANs are so insecure--and what you can do about it
• "Wardriving" software, equipment, and techniques: knowing your enemy
• 802.11i, WPA, TKIP, and AES: the new wireless security options
• 802.1x and EAP: enabling port-based authentication on your WLAN
• Safely connecting WLANs to wired networks
• Securing home and small office environments, one step at a time
• Accessing VPNs from wireless devices
• Integrating firewalls and wireless access points
• Improving security in public access environments
• Securing enterprise environments with 802.1x--a start-to-finish walkthrough

LEE BARKEN, CISSP, CCNA, MCP, CPA, has been in the IT industry since 1987. He has worked as anIT consultant and network security specialist for Ernst and Young's Information Technology RiskManagement (ITRM) practice and KPMG's Risk and Advisory Services (RAS) practice. He co-founded the San Diego Wireless Users Group and writes and speaks on the topic of wireless LAN technology and security. He is the technical editor for Mobile Business Advisor Magazine, and teaches Wireless LAN Security and Deployment classes for the University of California at SanDiego (UCSD) extension