The U.S. Military Academy, in West Point, N.Y., has begun using wireless networks in its classrooms -- but only after conducting extensive research on security hazards and waiting two years for fast ...

You’ve read a lot about the security of wireless LANs, or WLANs, during the past year. With the plummeting prices of wireless access points and laptop cards ...

Years ago, at a computer show during the dot-com boom, I stopped by the booth of a now-defunct high-speed wireless network provider and inquired about the security of the vendor's wireless networks.

Why is it that security is such a big worry for organizations when it comes to deploying wireless networks, applications and devices to improve employee productivity? Wireless networks are forcing ...

Wireless technology is dramatically changing the world of computing, creating new business opportunities but also increasing security risks. Wireless LANs, which use radio frequencies to broadcast in ...

Until recently, it's been difficult to use the words "secure" and "wireless" in the same sentence. Recent developments mean that's no longer the case. We look at six different options. November 2003 ...

Wireless mesh networks function as regular wireless networks, but with significant differences. Mesh networks decentralize the infrastructure required to maintain a network by making each node, or ...

Does your business need reliable, dedicated and secure data transmission between multiple and often remote sites? Well, point-to-point (P2P or PtP) wireless networks have a unique advantage: They ...

A network security key or passphrase can help protect your wireless network from this type of unauthorized access. It’s easy to set up a secured Wi-Fi connection in Windows OS, the Set Up a Network ...

All security administrators have 802.11-based wireless in their environments, right? Actually, many Windows administrators would be inclined to answer "no" or "in limited areas" to this question, ...