Implementation of Security for Wireless Network
R.Sridevi (Asst.Prof)
Department of Computer Science
PSG College of Arts & Science
Coimbatore, TN. srinashok@gmail.com Abstract -This paper addresses the internal and the external security challenges in organizations that implements wireless networks. Distributed security is designed to provide a more secure data communication among faculty members, staff and students. A description of the technique used to protect and keep PC 's up and running is illustrated with applications.
Keywords: Access point, LAN.
1. INTRODUCTION The market for wireless communications has experienced incredible growth over recent years and wireless LANs have rapidly become a very
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• Fabrication: is considered to be an active attack in which the intruder generate a non-original message and sent it to the receiver.
• Interception: is considered to be a passive attack in which the intruder listens and records the sent encrypted messages to be decrypted later on.
• Brute Force: is considered to be a passive attack in which the intruder will generate every possible
Some security measures include:
l. Use of Intrawalls: Firewalls that separate an organization from the Internet are blind to attacks launched by unwitting insiders and hostile insiders. These firewalls may provide some protection unless client to server VPNs are used. These VPNs effectively blind perimeter firewalls. The firewall functions may be moved deeper into the network. Intrawalls suffer from the following shortcomings.
2. Use of Network Edge Security: Network Edge Security is the second-generation firewall architecture which changes 1st generation firewall paradigms. Network Edge Security pushes network security policy enforcement to the edge of the network (in other words all the way to the host) to address the insider problem. The architecture is not host-based software such as personal firewall but it is a host operating system independent and hardware based implementation on NIC (network interface card), with its own processor and memory that cannot be accessed by the host [5]. Network Edge Security
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Wireless network infrastructure has become just another connection method for corporate and home users alike. This rapid acceptance can be attributed from:
By using the border, internal and host firewalls, this is what creates defense in depth. Because an attacker must defeat all of these devices in order to get into a company’s network to cause great damage (Boyle & Panko, 2015, pp.
“Security needs to be addressed as a continued lifecycle to be effective. Daily, there are new attack signatures being developed, viruses and worms being written, natural disasters occurring, changes in the organization workplace taking place and new technologies evolving, these all effect the security posture in the organization” (King, 2002). This being said, it is important to evaluate firewall and router rule sets more frequently. The possible threats against this policy include improperly configured network infrastructure which leads to a domino effect that could start with malicious programming which could end in data loss. Many of these threats may be unintentional as some users may not be aware of the risks and how their processes and procedures open the door for such attacks. For this reason alone, a more frequent evaluation is needed. This vulnerability could lead to data loss and the exposure of trade secrets, client lists and product design. The exposure of such information for most companies could mean a financial collapse as it no longer has the competitive edge that makes it the industry leader. While the likelihood of this threat is very high, “security risks to the network exist if users do not follow the security policy. Security weaknesses emerge when there is no clear cut or written security policy document. A security policy meets these goals:
Security is almost certainly the most difficult aspect of a network to perfect. It is important to have the correct procedures and components in place to make certain network security is being accounted for and addressed on any given network. The journal, “Future Generation Computer Systems” elaborates on this necessity for an information system. “Future Generation Computer Systems”, this component of a network is discussed thoroughly. “Essentially securing an Information System (IS), involves identifying unique threats and challenges which need to be addressed by implementing the appropriate countermeasures” (Dimitrios Zissis, Dimitrios Lekkas, 2012). This was achieved through configuring access lists as well as CHAP configuration on the routers connecting to the edge
Firewall is the first step to good defense from intruders or attackers. Firewall security has gotten to be big business, because it’s can be programmed to fit Kudler’s network and infrastructure form the inside out. For one reason a good firewall is essential in the verification of all authenticated user either internal or external. One of the top firewalls out there is” Barracuda’s powerful, best-of-breed security products secure your organizations threat vectors – email, web applications, remote access, web browsing, mobile Internet, and network perimeters whether on premises or in the cloud” (2015). Having one of these and maintaining the firewall is critical to Kudler’s Fine Foods
The public facing servers used to connect the internal webserver to the customer website are contained within the demilitarized zone. Due to the demilitarized zones proximity to the wide area network, we will be taking a layered security approach. There will be a statefull firewall located between the router and the demilitarized zone. This firewall will protect the internal network via the LAN-to-WAN connection by performing in-depth packet inspection and closely
Guidelines: It’s always best to introduce a paper to the reader. It sets the tone and provides an overview of what will be covered and what the goals are.
Firewalls are set up on computers to help protect computers and other devices from attacks from potentially harmful websites and other resources. Proxies are servers that act as a middle man for computers. They allow users to make indirect connections to other servers. The LAN-to-WAN domain is where the infrastructure connects to the Internet. Updates, firewalls and proxies will help to keep things running and help to keep it protected.
A wireless network is any type of computer network that uses wireless data connections for connecting network nodes .Wireless networking is a method by which homes, telecommunications networks and enterprise (business).Installations avoid the costly process of introducing cables into a building, or as a connection between various equipment locations. Wireless telecommunications networks are generally implemented and administered using radio communication. This implementation takes place at the physical level (layer) of the OSI model network structure.
Hardware firewalls are specialized network systems that contain specialized software and hardware. When they are configured appropriately, these firewalls provide a protective barrier that hide an entity’s internal computers and applications from the outside world. Hardware firewalls can also shield organization department; for instance, the human resources from another department such as the finance department. Hardware firewalls are mostly applicable in scenarios where entities require a unitary information security umbrella with the capability of protecting multiple systems (CISCO, 2013). This reason points out why most FORTUNE 500 company networks have implemented hardware firewalls. However, since hardware firewalls are specialized devices or systems, they tend to be complicated, expensive, tricky to configure and difficult to upgrade. That is to say, they are best reserved for Information Technology experts or consultants trained to assess, install, configure and maintain such systems. In addition, the low-end hardware firewalls currently found in network devices such as routers and switches for homes and small businesses are also limited to locations. In other words, if an accountant or any other user from the accounting department takes their mobile devices or laptops to the road, their
Wireless computer networks have become very common in the past several years. The convenience with which computer users can utilize internet connections, without having a network cable attached to their computers, makes wireless networks extraordinarily popular in today’s on-the-go society. Homes, offices, and public businesses (e.g., hotels, coffee shops, restaurants, etc.) all frequently have active wireless computer networks. As is the case with hard-wired computer networks, security is very important in wireless networking environments, even more so because one is not physically connected to the network. This paper will examine many of the security issues revolving around wireless networks, as well as ways to protect such networks from vulnerabilities and attacks.
In an e-commerce world, organizations are susceptible to hackers and intruders. Thus creating the information technology protection systems which is used to reduce the possibility of intrusions from occurring. Intrusions occur by uninvited outsiders (sometimes intruders can be internal users like employees) who try to access an organization’s information system using the internet with the intent to gain competitive advantage of some sort. Organizations depend on security technology to avoid loss from security breach, as well as to improve their efficiency and effectiveness. However, firewalls are also vulnerable to errors, and implementing a security technology comes with challenges and critical decisions that can possibly cause a financial burden on the organization if done without seriousness and commitment. “Information security is about managing risk, and managing risk is about discovering and measuring threats to information assets; and taking actions to respond to those threats” (Al-Awadi, & Renaud, 2007, p.3). This paper will discuss a few aspects that are involved with firewalls and intrusion detection systems.
A passive attack is a network attack which a system is monitored and sometimes scanned for open ports and vulnerabilities. The purpose of these attacks is to monitor their accounts and monitor what they are doing on their computer.
Ied. A widely accepted alternative or at least complement to host-based security services is the firewall. The firewall is inserted between the premises network and the Internet to establish a controlled link and to erect an outer security wall or perimeter. The aim of this perimeter is to protect the premises network from Internet-based attacks and to provide a single choke