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A world without wireless

By On September 25, 2009 · Leave a Comment

Funny video about a world in which wireless would not exist. Sometimes I’m also complaining about slow access over wireless, errors or possible security holes, but looking at this material I realized that even with this gaps, this technology is doing a great job. I cannot imagine a world without it.

This video appear in celebration of the recently approved 802.11n standard. Also you can visit Cisco’s website Your Ideas in Motion where you can find white papers that provide an overview of the [...]

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New Cisco certifications announced

By On July 6, 2009 · 1 Comment

Source: https://cisco.hosted.jivesoftware.com/docs/DOC-5365

As this are quite new to me, I do not have too much to comment on the subject. Cisco Certifies Architect seems to be the new “hit” from Cisco regarding the knowledge and experience that a candidate has to achieve before applying, but also in regarding the amount of money that this will cost. Since I only heard rumors I will not write here the price, but is sure that is not accessible to any individual.

Some excerpt from the source [...]

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New DOS attacks threaten wireless data networks

By On June 8, 2009 · 3 Comments

Forget spam, viruses, worms, malware and phishing. These threats are apparently old school when compared to a new class of denial-of-service (DOS) attacks that threaten wireless data networks.

The latest wireless network threats were outlined in a talk here Thursday by Krishan Sabnani, vice president of networking research at Bell Labs, at the Cyber Infrastructure Protection Conference at City College of New York.

Sabnani said the latest wireless data network threats are the result of inherent weaknesses in Mobile IP, a protocol that uses tunneling [...]

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WLAN product blitz shows 802.11n getting more affordable, useable

By On February 27, 2009 · Leave a Comment

A slew of new WLAN hardware and software suggests that 802.11n high-throughput WLANs are fast becoming more affordable and manageable across all industry segments.

Enterasys debuted its first 802.11n access point and a new high-end WLAN controller for large-scale deployments, while D-Link has a new $180 11n AP aimed at small and midsize businesses. Meraki introduced its first 11n product for municipal and multi-tenant Wi-Fi hot zones.

On the software side, Motorola’s AirDefense unit has added a WLAN troubleshooting application to its flagship wireless [...]

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Multiple Vulnerabilities in Cisco Wireless LAN Controllers

By On February 21, 2009 · Leave a Comment

Multiple vulnerabilities exist in the Cisco Wireless LAN Controllers (WLCs), Cisco Catalyst 6500 Wireless Services Modules (WiSMs), and Cisco Catalyst 3750 Integrated Wireless LAN Controllers. This security advisory outlines details of the following vulnerabilities:

* Denial of Service Vulnerabilities (total of three)
* Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

These vulnerabilities are independent of each other.

Cisco has released free software updates that address these vulnerabilities.

There are no workarounds available for these vulnerabilities.

Please read more about this on cisco.com…

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