Security News > 2007 > December > Nothing to fear from going wireless

http://star-techcentral.com/tech/story.asp?file=/2007/12/29/technology/20071229160318&sec=technology December 29, 2007 KUALA LUMPUR: Enterprises planning to deploy wireless networks need not be overly concerned about risks to system security, said networking equipment vendor 3Com Corp. It said the risks are the same as those posed to wired networks the typical computer virus infection and odd worm-intrusion incident as long as the proper precautions are taken. 3Com said its finding is based on a recent survey of 2,500 companies in Australia, the Philippines, Indonesia, Singapore and Malaysia. The survey found that organisations which have moved to wireless networks encounter few, if any, significant security issues. Results of this survey debunk the commonly held belief that wireless networks are less secure than wired ones, said Peter Chai, vice-president and general manager (Asia Pacific) at 3Com, in Kuala Lumpur recently. Whats even more interesting is that some of these organisations did not face any security threats and have found that the security of their networks either improved or remained unchanged when they moved to wireless. More than 40% of respondents in the study had deployed wireless networks within their organisations and cited security as their most pressing concern, followed by network reliability. The survey also indicated that the security and reliability concerns of the enterprises polled are closely linked to the use of consumer-grade wireless networking equipment that is less secure and has limited connectivity, said 3Com. In many cases, the use of centrally controlled wireless architecture may actually improve network security due to its ability to block rogue access points and enforce better network admission controls, Chai said. [...] __________________________________________________________________ Visit InfoSec News http://www.infosecnews.org/

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