All pages tagged with eavesdropping
Wireless Networks: Security Problems and Solutions
The need for security on any network is apparent: the prevention of eavesdropping and the desire for authentication has been the main focus of many network administrators. However, the problems ...
Written by: Jonathan Weiss and added on June 13, 2011The security risks and ways to decrease vulnerabilities in a 802.11b wireless environment
<font size="3"><b>Introduction</b></font><br></br><br> This document explains topics relating to wireless networks. The main topics discussed include, what type of vulnerabilities exist today in 802.11 networks and ways that you can help ...
Written by: Richard Johnson and added on May 6, 2011Wireless LAN: Security Issues and Solutions
This paper begins by introducing the concept of WLAN. The introductory section gives brief information on the WLAN components and its architecture. In order to examine the WLAN security threats, ...
Written by: Rafidah Abdul Hamid and added on Jan. 25, 2011Polycom Videoconferencing Endpoint Security and Configuration
This paper focuses on the security of videoconferencing endpoints made by Polycom Corporation. The paper begins by discussing the recent growth in videoconferencing and introducing the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) ...
Written by: J Scott Christianson and added on Feb. 20, 2011Quantum Encryption - A Means to Perfect Security?
There is controversy about how secure quantum messages are. It is possible to prove that the probability of message interception by an adversary is arbitrarily small, under ideal conditions. People ...
Written by: Bruce R. Auburn and added on April 26, 2011Packet Sniffing In a Switched Environment
This paper focuses on the threat of packet sniffing in a switched environment, and briefly explores the effect in a non-switched environment. Detail is given on techniques such as "ARP ...
Written by: Tom King and added on Jan. 25, 2011Securing FTP Authentication
The File Transfer Protocol, or FTP, is an industry standard method of data exchange between computers. Widely used because of its flexibility and ubiquity, FTP has also become a frequent ...
Written by: Mike Gromek and added on March 25, 2011Telnet Based Attacks
This paper examines attacks developed over the years using the Telnet service. That examination begins with a bit of history. The Telnet protocol was first comprehensively defined by Postel in ...
Written by: Paul Gurgul and added on April 7, 2011