Retail Stores and Wireless Security—Recommendations
Wireless computer networks are rapidly becoming universal. As a consumer-driven technology,
wireless was developed to be simple to install, configure and use. It is that very
simplicity, however, that has made it an easy attack vector. More than 95 percent of all
laptop computers have wireless built-in; consumers use wireless routers at home to attach
to their DSL or cable modems; cell phones and digital cameras are getting Wi-Fi enabled.
For a retailer, this means that even if you are not deploying wireless LANs in your establishments,
you have a wireless problem and you need a wireless security policy.......Read about Retail Stores and Wireless Security...
Five Key Things You Need to Know
Before You Buy a Domain Name
There are some key considerations which you should keep in mind as you prepare
to buy domains for your business.
What is the enterprise: are you seeking to buy domains for a newly-established
business, one which does not necessarily have any brand equity? If so, you will
have more flexibility in choosing a domain set on which to build your business.
Going to an online thesaurus and typing in some keywords can help you to
establish groupings of possible names........Read about key considerations to buy domain...
Wireless Application Protocol
The Wireless Application Protocol
(WAP) is the de-facto world standard
for the presentation and delivery of
wireless information and telephony
services on mobile phones and other
wireless terminals. Handset
manufacturers representing 90 percent
of the world market across all
technologies have committed to
shipping WAP-enabled devices. Carriers
representing more than 100 million......Read about Wireless Application Protocol..
The next generation.
Best practices for
securing your WLAN
Perhaps the biggest concern for many enterprises is securing a wireless local area network (WLAN). This threepart
Expert Lesson provides best practices for securing a WLAN in the enterprise. Lesson 1 focuses on methods of
systematically monitoring your WLAN for intruders and ways to proactively reduce network discovery. Lessons 2 and
3 focus on how to protect users and the network, respectively........Read about Best practices for securing your WLAN...
Security Behind BlackBerry
Having access to information in real time is important. A study of mobile devices shows that users save time by having access to information at any time and in any place. When mobile devices are used, team efficiency increases by 29%. Direct cost savings are achieved through decreased RAS (Reliability, Availability, Serviceability), mobile phone and PDA (personal digital assistant) and pager usage. This study shows that 94% of users improved their ability to manage their inbox and 93% were able to convert downtime into productive time........Read about Security Behind BlackBerry.. |