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Best Practices for Securing Your Enterprise Wireless Network

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Overview With the rapid adoption of Wi-Fi networks by enterprise IT departments everywhere, network security now involves an entirely new dimension of vulnerability to malicious hackers and casual intruders. Applications and data have literally taken to the airwaves, thanks to the compelling productivity and efficiencies gained by mobility tools such as notebook PCs, handhelds and Blackberries. As an extension to existing wired infrastructure, Wi-Fi helps companies achieve better customer responsiveness and improvements in the bottom line. It also says about the Wireless Intrusion Prevention system (WIPS) provides a trusted 3rd party security system that prevents these Wi-Fi security risks.

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Publisher	AirTight Networks	File Format	PDF
Date Published	November 2006
Format	White Papers
Topics	Network Security, Intrusion Detection Systems, Security Management

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