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Wireless Security: WEP, WPA, WPA2 and WPA3 Explained

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Wireless security is the protection of wireless networks, devices and data from unwanted access and breaches. It involves a variety of strategies and practices designed to preserve the confidentiality, integrity and availability of wireless networks and their resources. What is Wireless Security?

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How to Configure a Router to Use WPA2 in 7 Easy Steps

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WPA2 is a security protocol that secures wireless networks using the advanced encryption standard (AES). WEP and WPA are both under 4%, while WPA2 commands a 73% share of known wireless encryption connections. But in the meantime, WPA2 with a good firewall setting and antivirus software on your devices is pretty good security.

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Network Security Architecture: Best Practices & Tools

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The basic elements of a fundamental network include: Network equipment: Controls data flow between devices and commonly includes physical and virtual switches, wired or wireless routers, modems, and hubs. These techniques can use built-in software features (for firewalls, operating systems, etc.)

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What is Network Security? Definition, Threats & Protections

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When the internet arrived, the network added a firewall to protect networks and users as they connected to the world wide web. Connections still encompass hard-wired physical switches and routers, but also now include wireless cellular networks, wi-fi networks, virtual networks, cloud networks, and internet connections.

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FortiNAC: Network Access Control (NAC) Product Review

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Although best known for their industry-leading firewall technology, Fortinet harnesses their knowledge of network protection to create a powerful network access control (NAC) solution. Founded in 2000 , Sunnyvale, California headquartered Fortinet’s flagship FortiGate provides enterprise-grade firewall solutions. Who is Fortinet?

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Network Protection: How to Secure a Network

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The tools also depend upon physical controls that should also be implemented against malicious physical access to destroy or compromise networking equipment such as routers, cables, switches, firewalls, and other networking appliances. These physical controls do not rely upon IT technology and will be assumed to be in place.

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Cisco Identity Services Engine (ISE): NAC Product Review

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Applicable Metric Cisco notes scalability limits for ISE up to: 1,000,000 internal guests (but latency delays for authentication may occur beyond 500,000 guests) 1,000,000 user certificates 1,000 server certificates 1,000 trusted certificates 2.0 MAC Address bypass (MAB) 802.1x