Rules of the Road for Wireless Security: Six Ways to Protect Laptops & Data in WiFi Hotspots: Focus on Network Perimeter Security, Peer-to-Peer Networking, Wi-Fi, Wi-Fi Protected Access, Wireless Security

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Rules of the Road for Wireless Security: Six Ways to Protect Laptops & Data in WiFi Hotspots
sponsored by Cisco Systems, Inc.

Posted:	22 Feb 2008
Published:	01 Jan 2007
Format:	HTML
Length:	2 Page(s)
Type:	White Paper
Language:	English

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ABSTRACT:

Are your company's assets at greater risk when employees connect wirelessly from public hotspots, home, or hotels?

To help your company steer clear of road risks, consider adopting the following wireless best practices:

Shift the focus from protecting the network perimeter to protecting information, wherever it resides
Use mutual strong authentication between users and the network
Keep employee antivirus, firewall, and operating systems up to date
Install host-based intrusion prevention software on employees' laptops
Disable Ad Hoc mode on wireless devices
Turn off Windows file and printer sharing on laptops

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