Monterey Technology Group announces new Total Wi-Fi Security" seminar by Windows security expert Randy Franklin Smith.

Total Wi-Fi Security" is an intensive 2-day seminar that spells out how to build a secure WLAN based on current technologies such as 802.1x, WPA and 802.11i. Attendees participate in real-world, wireless security scenarios such as war-driving, wireless eavesdropping and building 3 types of secure WLANs from the ground up.

Spartanburg, SC (PRWEB) September 15, 2004 -- Total Wi-Fi Security" is an intensive 2-day seminar that spells out how to build a secure WLAN based on current technologies such as 802.1x, WPA and 802.11i. Attendees participate in real-world, wireless security scenarios such as war-driving, wireless eavesdropping and building 3 types of secure WLANs from the ground up.

Wi-Fi technologies have been evolving at a breakneck pace since the original standard was ratified by IEEE. Combine that everchanging landscape, the failure of WEP and all the other media hype and its not surprising that Wi-Fi has gotten such a bad reputation for security" says says Randy Franklin Smith, CEO of Monterey Technology Group and creator of the Total Wi-Fi Security course. However, the technologies exist right now to build a secure and manageable WLAN using commodity level wireless hardware and standard Windows and Mac computers. Total Wi-Fi Security provides IT professionals with the knowledge to implement secure wireless LANs using technology probably already installed on their servers and user desktops. This is one area where Microsoft has actually done a good job with security" Mr. Smith continues. Windows 2000, XP and Windows Server 2003 all have built-in suuport or updates available for current wireless security standards including 802.1x, WPA and 802.11i. Microsoft has integrated these standards into the Windows infrastructure components of Active Directory, Group Policy and Internet Authentication Server to make the process of implementing and managing wireless security very automated. You just have to understand how the pieces fit together."

Ive designed the course to be practical and interactive. Together we build 3 different secure WLANs based on authentication/access control scenarios currently available: WPA pass-phrase, account/password and client certificates. We will also delve into advanced Wi-Fi security scenarios such as providing Internet-only access to visiting clients and business partners, using a 3rd-party certification authority, leveraging remote access policies in IAS to fine-tune wireless client access and even using hardware tokens to control access to your WLAN. My goal at the end of 2nd day is for the attendee to know how to build a secure WLAN that fits his or her requirements understand advanced Wi-Fi security options to fit new requirements as they arise."

The 2 day Total Wi-Fi Security course is provided through Monterey Technology Group, Inc. and taught exclusively by Randy Franklin Smith. The course is available publicly or on-site.

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