please send out this notice of a wireless security course

Sat Sep 10 10:47:55 PDT 2005

[Recipient address changed from blw@ to baylisa@ by postmaster]

Folks

I am the somewhat too plump person who shows up at
about a third of your wonderful meetings who is
interested in computer security (more than admin).

I am requesting that you send out the below notice of
an upcoming wireless security course that I am
teaching. 

Thank you

Greg Edwards (email from home address rather than work
due to ethics reasons)

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UC Santa Cruz Extension

5836 Wireless Security: 802.11b and Other Protocols
X459.5 CMPS (3.0)

Course Description:
Wireless Fidelity (Wi-Fi) is another name for the
802.11a/b/g IEEE wireless local area network (LAN)
standards. Wi-Fi allows a LAN to be connected
wirelessly in much the same manner as Ethernet cards
and cables have been used to interconnect LANs. The
problem of providing an appropriate level of security
for wireless networks has been a deterrent to the
widespread adoption of Wi-Fi.

This course will cover the basics of 802.11a/b/g (and
the other 802.11 current and proposed extensions) and
other wireless networking protocols, their security
problems and solutions. Additional topics include:
Encryption, as it relates to wireless networking
Antennae and security for wireless networking
Drive-by scanning and wireless security
Policy, Accreditation, and Certification issues
Securing 802.11a/b/g networks
Auditing wireless networks
The future of wireless networks and security
(including Bluetooth, WiMax and 
RFID)
Those completing this course will have been given a
thorough introduction to wireless networking using the
802.11a/b/g standards, the related security issues and
their solutions.

Prerequisite(s): General knowledge of networks and
networking is recommended.

Required Text: Building Wireless Community Networks,
Flickenger, O'Reilly, 2002.

Recommended Text: 802.11 Wireless Networks, The
Definitive Guide, Matthew S. Gast, O'Reilly, 2002.

Applies Towards the Following Certificate(s) &
Award(s): Certificate Program in Internet Security

Thursdays 6:30PM to 9:30PM  Sep 29, 2005 to Oct 27,
2005   Number of Sessions: 5
Campus:  SUNNYVALE   Instructor(s):  Gregory W Edwards

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