[Sheflug] Wireless Event

[Richard Ibbotson <richard [at] xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hi

Someone might be interested in this.  It's a Cisco event with some 
interest in wireless technology.



"Wireless Networking ? You're Sacked !"
Paul Hill
Pre-sales System Engineer, Cisco UK

18th November, Stoddart Building 7138, 5:30 buffet for 6:30 start.

Abstract

With the proliferation of cheap and readily available IEEE 802.11 
wireless networking devices, this is probably the first technology to 
be driven by the home user into the business, rather than the other 
way around.

With that comes the scary prospect of naďve users plugging in kit with 
no security settings at all, not even broken WEP. This opens up a 
core network to which so much effort has been expended to protect the 
perimeter - crunchy on the outside, soft on the inside.  Maybe a 
strong HR policy is all that is needed to ensure that all technology 
installations must go through the IT department, but with embedded 
wireless coming as standard in many devices, this realistically 
cannot be relied upon any more.

Most IT people know about the technical issues with WEP and are aware 
of the short term fixes to long term replacements, but how can you 
deal with such social engineering problems from a technology 
perspective?

This discussion will introduce new technology designed to spot rogue 
access points on an otherwise trusted network, as well as rogue 
ad-hoc wireless networks not connected to the trusted network; 
highlight their location, and shut them off the network automatically 
before any access breaches can occur.

Sponsors
The BCS  South Yorkshire would like to thank the following 
organizations
for generously sponsoring this event:

***     Digital South Yorkshire
***     IT Foundry

Venue
The seminars will be held in, Lecture Theatre 7138, Stoddart Building,
Sheffield Hallam University, Sheffield.  The buffet will be available 
in the dining room opposite the lecture theatre.

Timetable for the Evening
5:30-6:30    Finger buffet & tea/coffee
6:30-7:15    Seminar
7:15-7:30    Question & Answer session

Registration If you plan to attend the seminar then please register 
through the branch web-site at: http://bcs.shef.ac.uk so that we can 
ensure sufficient catering.

Participation
The above meetings ares open to anyone with an interest in the 
subject, not just members of the Society. Further details of other 
BCS events in South Yorkshire can be found at http://bcs.shef.ac.uk. 
If you have any queries, comments or suggestions on the above or any 
other BCS South Yorkshire event please don't hesitate to contact me 
at csmythe [at] bcs.org.uk.




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Richard
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