Author: Wayne Slavin

Wireless security vendors are trying to create a market where none exists. As always, the key to better wireless security is better practice, not new products. Via [securityfocus.com]

Microsoft is expected to present its take next week on "soft Wi-Fi," a new idea in wireless networking for homes and offices. Via [news.com.com]

Satellite radio stations aren't too happy rubbing bandwidth shoulders with Wi-Fi wireless networks. Via [news.com.com]

At Oregon's Portland Hostel this month, the cheapest beds in town started coming with the fastest Internet access as staff began loaning guests wireless networking cards that allowed them to Web surf even in the garden. Via [siliconvalley.com]

If your company doesn't already have a wireless network, chances are it’s probably testing the waters for future development. But how secure is this technology? What kinds of problems will IT staff encounter? One type of problem gaining national attention is called "war driving," in which a hacker can use a laptop computer to drive...

Should you be concerned about wireless security? Yes, at least according to Chris O'Ferrell, chief technology officer of wireless technology company Netsec. Via [zdnet.com.com]

Millions of people now carry laptops equipped for wireless Internet access over 802.11b (aka Wi-Fi) networks. But outside of home and office, there's been no place to connect. Most wireless networks are private, and investors are wary of funding Wi-Fi setups in public places. Via [wired.com]

Russell Handorf was in a no-parking zone, but so what? His laptop computer, propped against the steering wheel, had his full attention. Via [philly.com]

Network Associates' Sniffer Technologies division this week announced an update for its Sniffer Wireless analysis tool, adding a way to detect "rogue" devices that have joined a wireless LAN without permission. Via [nwfusion.com]

PC Magazine and eWEEK announced today the finalists for the second annual i3 awards, which honor the most innovative and advanced products in networking infrastructure technologies. The winners, which will be selected by editors from both publications, will be revealed at a ceremony on May 7, 2002, during the Spring NetWorld+Interop in Las Vegas, Nevada...

In recent years there has been increasing interest shown in wireless technologies for subscriber access, as an alternative to traditional twisted-pair local loop. Via [nwfusion.com]

A legal representative of the Wireless Communications Association (WCA) says it's likely the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) will sign off on a petition by a satellite radio company that severely hinders providers using the unlicensed 2.4GHz wireless frequency. Via [internetnews.com]

In late 2001, researchers revealed how to break the backbone of IEEE 802.11 security based on a so-called static WEP (Wired Equivalent Privacy) key. Although corporate execs waffled on what to do while reassuring one another that the risk was small, the U.S. Army handled things its own way. Via [infoworld.com]

Atheros Communications on Monday began shipping the first silicon chip that uses a new wireless networking standard known as 802.11g. Via [news.com.com]

Empty cans of Pringles crisps could be helping malicious hackers spot wireless networks that are open to attack. Via [news.bbc.co.uk]