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What Is VLAN Tagging? Definition & Best Practices

eSecurity Planet

That’s where VLAN tagging — the practice of adding metadata labels, known as VLAN IDs, to information packets on the network — can help. These informative tags help classify different types of information packets across the network, making it clear which VLAN each packet belongs to and how they should operate accordingly.

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Wireless Security: WEP, WPA, WPA2 and WPA3 Explained

eSecurity Planet

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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Privacy Device Designed to Defend Against Illegal Wireless Tracking

SecureWorld News

BVS has been at the forefront of the wireless security industry for 50 years, designing, building, and shipping thousands of innovative security products. We've spent the last few years developing wireless security products for professionals, but now see the time to address the growing privacy and safety concerns of the public, too.

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Tracking the Trackers: For Better or Worse

SecureWorld News

These radios are being tracked and tagged by marketers, telecom companies and individuals in an effort to resell that data to parties willing to pay. Tiny BLE (Bluetooth Low Energy) tags are being placed in people’s vehicles, pockets, bags and other items on the move all the time.

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Tap ‘n Ghost Attack Creatively Targets Android Devices

Threatpost

Researchers use malicious NFC tags and booby-trapped physical surfaces to connect Android devices to malicious wireless networks.

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Cisco Identity Services Engine (ISE): NAC Product Review

eSecurity Planet

Features Strong guest account options: Hotspot: non credentialed access Self-Registration: guest enters info, can require approval Sponsored Guest: authorized creation of account and share credentials Secure wireless connection options: Passive Identity session (using Active Directory (AD) domain logins, etc.) MAC Address bypass (MAB) 802.1x

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The Rise of “Bulletproof” Residential Networks

Krebs on Security

Cybercrooks increasingly are anonymizing their malicious traffic by routing it through residential broadband and wireless data connections. Back when the WDSPC was first created, there were quite a few mobile wireless data companies. Traditionally, those connections have been mainly hacked computers, mobile phones, or home routers.

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