WiFi Networks: The Practicalities of Implementing A WiFi Network

DateTuesday 26 Feb 2013
Time

18:00 for 18:30

Location

Studio Theatre, Bedford College, Cauldwell Street, Bedford MK42 9AH

SpeakerGeraint Williams Information Risk Consultant and Trainer, IT Governance Ltd., Honorary Visiting Fellow at the University of Bedfordshire
Abstract

Continuing the programme of highly successful events held at Bedford College, there will be another joint British Computer Society (BCS) and Bedford College free evening lecture on Tuesday 26 February 2013.

“WiFi Networks: The Practicalities of Implementing A WiFi Network” is the topic of a talk by Geraint Williams, Information Risk Consultant and Trainer, IT Governance Ltd., and Honorary Visiting Fellow at the University of Bedfordshire.

Secure configuration is becoming ever more important as an increasing number of devices are incorporating wireless technology - from laptops, smartphones, tablets, projectors and cameras, to multimedia entertainment systems and games consoles. The growing demand for allowing BYOD (“Bring Your Own Device”) within the corporate network means that larger numbers of organisations are implementing wireless networks.

The wireless network standard 802.11 was originally released in 1997 by the IEEE and, by computing timescales, is a mature technology with a large base of manufacturers and both commercial and domestic users. Despite initiatives like Wireless Protected Setup (WPS) to make installation easier, there are still issues in implementing a network using wireless technology in both the corporate and home environments.

The courts have already convicted paedophiles for piggybacking neighbours wireless networks to download material, and hackers for using wireless networks for pirating software, music and films and for spying on occupants using their own security cameras.

Wireless networks have a history of security problems with flaws in the implementation of WEP and recently with WPS. This talk will look at these issues, the (open source) tools that can be used, and how these apply to the wireless environment. The talk will include practical demonstrations of the tools and techniques discussed in the presentation and will unravel the alphabetic soup of the available standards.

Profile

Geraint Williams is an Information Risk Consultant and Trainer for IT Governance Ltd. and an Honorary Visiting Fellow at the University of Bedfordshire. Geraint is a knowledgeable and experienced Information Security consultant with experience including vulnerability testing, digital forensics, secure networking, and wireless security issues. Geraint has a strong technical knowledge of security and IT infrastructure including high performance computing. Geraint has a number of certifications in security and digital forensics including CISSP, CISA, CEH and CHFI.

Agenda
time item
6.00pm Registration, refreshments and networking
6.30pm Introduction
WiFi Networks: The Practicalities of Implementing A WiFi Network
7.20pm Opportunity to question the speaker
7.45pm Thanks
Opportunity to network and talk to the speaker
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