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WIPS will disappear

I’ve been thinking for a long time now about why it is that most of my customers seem not concerned about wireless intrusion detection/prevention systems. There are most definitely attacks out there that can cause problems to wireless networks and clients. I have many times talked to people about the advantages of having a system like this [...]

Study for CWAP & Wireless Field Day Update

Well its been a long time since I posted anything to this blog. I have, however been focused pretty much solely on getting the busy part of the year out of the way at my job. In the meantime I have had to, by necessity put aside studying. This post, however, marks my return to [...]

Using WIPS to detect Windows 7 SoftAP

I put up a post today on Accuvant’s Insight blog about choosing a WIPS (Wireless Intrusion Protection System) Solution. I have discovered over the past week quite of information about a new Windows 7 feature that allows any user to in effect turn their laptop into a rogue access point. As was mentioned by Air [...]