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WLAN Threats & Vulnerabilities


Wireless LANs are vulnerable to a variety of attacks surrounding access control, confidentiality, integrity, authentication and availability. Learn how to deflect these attacks by understanding how they take advantage of WLAN vulnerabilities and the tools intruders use to perform them.
IN THIS TOPIC:  EXPERT TECHNICAL ADVICE (4) , REFERENCE & LEARNING (4)

  EXPERT TECHNICAL ADVICE: 1 - 3 of 4
Ten steps to wireless LAN security
Submitted By: SearchSecurityChannel.com | 25 Apr 2008
CHANNEL CHECKLIST - Secure your customer's wireless LAN with these 10 steps.
Public wireless networks present a raft of dangers
Submitted By: SearchSecurity.com | 06 Mar 2007
TIP - In this tip, Mike Chapple explains the dangers of public wireless networks and reveals why travelers must be wary of data thieves looking to steal sensitive information.
Assessing Wi-Fi vulnerability: A checklist
Submitted By: SearchSecurity.com | 04 Dec 2006
TIP - Use this checklist to find and fix your customer's WLAN weaknesses and prevent attacks.
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  REFERENCE & LEARNING: 1 - 3 of 4
Defeating Evil Twin attacks
SearchSecurity.com | 26 Jun 2009
SECURITY SCHOOL - Evil Twins pose a clear and present danger to wireless users on public and private WLANs. This tip describes steps you can take to defend users against this attack.
Hunting for rogue wireless devices
SearchSecurity.com | 26 Jun 2009
SECURITY SCHOOL - Detecting rogues is fairly easy, but eliminating them can be surprisingly tough. This tip describes a methodical rogue hunting process and tools that can help.
Wireless attacks, A to Z
SearchSecurity.com | 10 Apr 2006
SCHOOL - This tip provides a reference list of attacks against 802.11 and 802.1X, categorized by type of threat, and mapped to associated hacker methods and tools.
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SEE ALSO - Topics Related to WLAN Threats & Vulnerabilities: 
WLAN Authentication, Access Control & Encryption, Making the Business Case for WLAN Security, Secure WLAN Architecture, Wireless IDS/IPS, WLAN Security Products & Tools


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