Giants offer WLAN security tips
Concerns that the perceived security problems of wireless networks of all sizes could cause companies to delay deployment has prompted three industry giants - BT, Cisco and Intel - to issue Wireless Security Guidelines for organisations.
The guidelines are designed for enterprise wireless networks, home wireless networks and public wireless networks.
Commenting on wireless security at the Royal Mail, David Lacey, board member and working group leader of the Jericho Forum, an international IT customer and vendor group, said, "Unfortunately, at the minute we have to add software to provide our workers with secure access since our stand- ard is over and above 'out of the box' security."
Massimo Migliuolo, Cisco vice-president for worldwide mobile operations, said, "We're issuing some guidelines to organisations that are in our opinion best practices. But the work does not stop here - it's a multi-layered approach and we have an ongoing programme to deal with this."
