Comments on: Wifi and corporate networks http://blogs.windowsecurity.com/parker/2007/05/08/wifi-and-corporate-networks/ Within Don Parker's blog various computer network security issues are discussed. Find coverage on topics such as patch management techniques, reverse engineering, IDS and IPS evasion, anti-virus and firewall usage. Commentary on the top network security news stories and rumors in the blogsphere. Analysis of common security issues faced by Microsoft Windows users and information is shared to help train network security analysts. Tue, 6 Jan 2009 19:06:44 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=MU by: Don Parker http://blogs.windowsecurity.com/parker/2007/05/08/wifi-and-corporate-networks/#comment-22369 Mon, 14 May 2007 22:25:52 +0000 http://blogs.windowsecurity.com/parker/2007/05/08/wifi-and-corporate-networks/#comment-22369 In my experience a lot of companies simply don't want to spend the extra money on another infrastructure when what they have in place already works fine ie: CAT-5. Going to wifi though certainly can help productivity, but until the IT department or management makes a good business case for it, there will likely be little investment in it. Not to mention the specialized security software needed to help ensure security. That is a whole different bag of hammers indeed :-) --Don In my experience a lot of companies simply don’t want to spend the extra money on another infrastructure when what they have in place already works fine ie: CAT-5. Going to wifi though certainly can help productivity, but until the IT department or management makes a good business case for it, there will likely be little investment in it. Not to mention the specialized security software needed to help ensure security. That is a whole different bag of hammers indeed :-)

–Don

]]> by: John http://blogs.windowsecurity.com/parker/2007/05/08/wifi-and-corporate-networks/#comment-22368 Mon, 14 May 2007 22:16:17 +0000 http://blogs.windowsecurity.com/parker/2007/05/08/wifi-and-corporate-networks/#comment-22368 When smaller companies, like the one that I work, look at technology they don’t have the means to research and implement expensive or difficult technologies with high maintenance costs. Usually what is affordable is what is used at most businesses of the same size. When the discussion of Wifi comes up the very thing that you mention is discussed. The concern of “If large companies do have the resources to protect their assets which far outweigh the value of ours then how can we afford to implement this temperamental technology” has been expressed more than once. Wifi will eventually come to the forefront and silence it critics but it needs more time to mature. When smaller companies, like the one that I work, look at technology they don’t have the means to research and implement expensive or difficult technologies with high maintenance costs. Usually what is affordable is what is used at most businesses of the same size. When the discussion of Wifi comes up the very thing that you mention is discussed. The concern of “If large companies do have the resources to protect their assets which far outweigh the value of ours then how can we afford to implement this temperamental technology” has been expressed more than once.

Wifi will eventually come to the forefront and silence it critics but it needs more time to mature.

]]> by: bill http://blogs.windowsecurity.com/parker/2007/05/08/wifi-and-corporate-networks/#comment-22017 Fri, 11 May 2007 06:05:44 +0000 http://blogs.windowsecurity.com/parker/2007/05/08/wifi-and-corporate-networks/#comment-22017 And an appropriate risk assessment performed before deciding whether it is worthwhile. I want you managing my network. And an appropriate risk assessment performed before deciding whether it is worthwhile. I want you managing my network.

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