
Wireless Security: Know It All
Description
Key Features
• Topics include Today’s Wireless Technology, Security Definitions and Concepts, and Wireless Handheld devices
• The ultimate hard-working desk reference; all the essential information, techniques and tricks of the trade in one volume
Readership
Table of Contents
- Today’s Wireless Technology
Wireless standards and topologies
Network components
Self-organizing networks
Wi-Fi networks
Cellular networks
Security Definitions and Concepts
Attacks and risks
Security monitoring and protocols
Performance monitoring
Reporting
Security standards
Wireless encryption
Wireless LAN and MAN Security
Security concerns
Counteracting risks
Application layer vulnerabilities and analysis
Data link vulnerabilities and analysis
Physical layer vulnerabilities and analysis
802.11 security mechanisms
Wi-Fi Alliance security policies
WPA and WPA2
WiMax security policies
Wireless Personal Area Networks
Bluetooth standards and security issues
Security risks
Counteracting risks
Performance impacts
Standard security mechanisms
Security policies
Wireless Handheld Devices
Overview of handheld security concerns
Security requirements
Countermeasures
Impact on performance
Security standards and policies
Emerging Wireless Technologies and Security Issues
Wireless sensor networks
Wireless mesh networks
Product details
- No. of pages: 744
- Language: English
- Copyright: © Newnes 2008
- Published: September 22, 2008
- Imprint: Newnes
- eBook ISBN: 9780080949673
- Paperback ISBN: 9781856175296
About the Authors
Praphul Chandra
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Alan Bensky
Affiliations and Expertise
Tony Bradley, CISSP, MCSE
Tony is a CISSP (Certified Information Systems Security Professional) and ISSAP (Information Systems Security Architecture Professional). He is Microsoft Certified as an MCSE (Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer) and MCSA (Microsoft Certified Systems Administrator) in Windows 2000 and an MCP (Microsoft Certified Professional) in Windows NT. Tony is recognized by Microsoft as an MVP (Most Valuable Professional) in Windows security.
On his About.com site, Tony has on average over 600,000 page views per month and over 30,000 subscribers to his weekly newsletter. Tony was also author of Essential Computer Security: Everyone’s Guide to E-mail, Internet, and Wireless Security (ISBN: 1597491144).
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Chris Hurley
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Steve Rackley
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John Rittinghouse, PhD, CISM
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James Ransome, PhD, CISM, CISSP
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Timothy Stapko
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George L Stefanek
Frank Thornton
In addition to his computer and wireless interests, Frank was a law enforcement officer for many years. As a detective and forensics expert he has investigated approximately one hundred homicides and thousands of other crime scenes. Combining both professional interests, he was a member of the workgroup that established ANSI Standard "ANSI/NIST-CSL 1-1993 Data Format for the Interchange of Fingerprint Information."
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Chris Lanthem
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Jon Wilson
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