Cyber Guerilla Networking
By Judith M. Myerson2005-04-13
Preparing for Combat
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More and more of the PDAs will be seen that allow users to roam from one wireless type to another, such as WLAN, MLAN, and WWAN, as manufacturers move dual-mode chipsets from the developmental stage to the marketable level. However, good and better encryption algorithms are not the answer to better security for PDAs. Security should be added to each networking layer and each physical entity of the network (see Steve F. Russe's article, "Wireless Network Security for Users"). PDA versions of a personal firewall, intrusion detection, and other security programs for desktop computers are also needed. More important is the ability of a handheld mobile device to switch among wired and wireless networks with a security policy in place. The device must satisfactorily reduce risks to reasonable levels with safeguards and a disaster recovery plan in place.
Tutorial Pages:
» Recognizing and Battling Your Enemy
» Who are the Cyber Guerillas?
» In Search of Their Prey
» Get a Load of a Cyber Guerilla
» Wireless Security Weak Spots
» Exploiting Signals
» Please do add VPN Support
» Defeating Your Would-Be Attacker
» Preparing for Combat
» Resources
First published by IBM DeveloperWorks
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