5 Practical Steps to Secure Your Wireless LAN

The attention on the pitfalls of wireless LANs has inspired enterprises to ban wireless LANs altogether. However, security conscious enterprises are fortifying their wireless LANs with a layered approach to security that includes, Discovery of rogue access points and vulnerabilities, Access point security; Encryption & authentication (which may include a virtual private network), Establishment and enforcement of wireless network policies, and Proactive security with intrusion protection.