Re: TOTAL WIRELESS SECURITY

[Valdis.Kletnieks () vt edu]

On Thu, 31 Oct 2002 12:29:16 PST, Bartholomew Simpson <focusyne () yahoo com>  said:
> I have several areas were no wireless communications
> are allowed cell phones, wireless PDAs, text pagers,
> 802.11x, etc.  I frequently monitor these areas using
> NetStumbler but that will only catch 802.11x traffic. 
> How do I detect the rest of the wireless traffic? 

Think outside the box. ;)

Most of the areas I can think of that are "no wireless allowed" are either
areas with a goverment security rating (in which case the friendly Marine will
make *sure* you aren't carrying a cell phone ;) or testing facilities where
you don't want unaccounted-for radiation.  In the latter case, you also
need to worry about standoff distance (what about a guy using a cell phone
just OUTSIDE the building)?

If you could explain in more detail *why* "no wireless allowed", we might
be able to point you in a better direction.

Remember in your threat analysis to consider the fact that the person can
always make a cell phone call right after he/she leaves your facility...
-- 
                                Valdis Kletnieks
                                Computer Systems Senior Engineer
                                Virginia Tech

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