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Secure Wireless Computing: Best Practices for Managing Security in Wide-Area Wireless Networks

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Overview In traditional LAN-based computing, security breaches are quickly detected and usually preventable with industry standard best practices and security protocols. But wireless attacks are more insidious and can corrupt network quickly and quietly - before one have time to take action. This whitepaper can help one's organization anticipate and plan for wireless security hurdles.

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Publisher	Air2Web, Inc.	File Format	PDF, requires Acrobat Rdr 5
Date Published	May 2002	Downloads	6
Format	White Papers
Topics	Wireless LAN, Wide Area Networks (WAN), Network Security

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