Delving into wireless security
As an aspiring network professional, it’s essential to gain a solid understanding of wireless security concepts and techniques that are used to improve the security posture of a wireless network within organizations. Wireless security helps network professionals prevent unauthorized users from accessing the resources and prevent threat actors, such as a hacker, from capturing sensitive data that’s exchanged between devices on the wireless network.
As more organizations implement wireless networks to support their mobile workforces, such as those who are using laptops and tablet computers, hackers are always looking for the low-hanging fruit such as the weakest points that can be easily compromised within an organization; wireless networks can be compromised as long as the hacker is within the vicinity of the wireless signal emitting from the access point. Hence, network professionals need to implement proper security solutions and best...
