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Securing Wireless Technology
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How to Protect Wireless Devices, Data Transmissions and Your Network
Wireless networking frees mobile workers from wires and cables, allowing them to collect and view data whenever, wherever they choose. The popularity of wireless networking is broad and continues to grow. The Gartner Group stated in an April 2005 study that by 2015, the average urban citizen in the United States and Europe will use at least six wireless networking technologies per day.
Wireless technology is a broad reaching term that can signify wireless local area, (WLAN or Wi-Fi); wireless wide area (WWAN), such as CDMA or GRPS; Radio Frequency Identification (RFID); or personal area networking technologies such as Bluetooth. With these technologies, data can be transmitted anytime, from any location. However, with the physical freedoms inherent to wireless technology come new security concerns. Protecting a network was much more straightforward when wires limited its reach and network security was maintained by locking the doors or simply disconnecting.
In an effort to shore up against wireless security threats, some companies have taken the extreme approach of banning wireless technology from use. Maybe a good idea in theory, but today's business environment requires the flexibility and speed that mobile communications offer. In many cases, it is simply too late to reject wireless technology as it is likely that employees already use it in the workplace -- RFID keys, automatic entry systems, cell phones, and possibly even rogue access points -- without corporate knowledge or approval. When real time data and communications are critical to success, the saying "time is money" takes on all new meaning. Many employees will pursue the benefits of wireless without the blessing of their corporate IT staff.
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