Wireless Security Workshop

To the information security professional wireless networking may be thought of as a four letter word to be avoided at all costs. Regardless of the security implication wireless networking can provide cost efficiency, and because of that wireless technologies are here to stay. While many in the profession believe that wireless networks can be easily compromised, this class will show how the appropriate wireless architecture with the proper security controls can make your wireless network as secure as any other remote access point into your network.

In this three day, wireless security workshop, we will examine the cutting edge of wireless technologies. The purpose of the course is to give you a full understanding of what wireless (802.11) networks are, how they work, how people find them and exploit them, and how they can be secured. This hands-on course is based on real world examples, solutions, and deployments. In this course we will actually set up and use wireless networks, determine the tools to uncover wireless networks, and also look at how to defeat the attempts to secure wireless networks.

Course Completion

Upon the completion of our CISM course, students will have:

Constructed a wireless network architecture
install and configure 802.1x authentication using microsoft Windows IAS and Server 2000
install a wireless access point
Distinguish between 802.11x standards
Defeat wired Equivalent Privacy
Key Take Aways:

An understanding of wireless networks
A CD of common tools and documentation
An ability to search the internet for updates and more information on wireless networks
Detail of Course Content The following topics will be covered:

wireless History
radio Frequency (RF) Fundamentals
WLAN Infrastructure
802.11 network Architecture
802.1X Authentication
Extensible Authentication Protocol (EAP)/(LEAP)/(PEAP)
Detection Platforms
WLAN Discovery Tools
Kismet
wireless Sniffers
Conventional Detection
Antennas
Exploiting WLANs
Securing WLANs
Other wireless Options
Legal Issues including GLBA and ISO-17799
future
Resources

For more info: http://www.acquisitiondata.com/wireless_security.asp

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New Xbox 360 Sales Tactic?

In a statement that surprised gamers and non-gamers alike, Peter Moore of microsoft Xbox, endorsed Nintendo's new Wii console. Speculations circulated whether this statement by Moore was a genuine praise or a calculated move designed to offset the launch of Sony PlayStation 3. Moore even referred to himself as a big fan of the nintendo console. He suggested that for the price of a PS3, gamers would be able to get a new Xbox 360 plus a nintendo Wii, with some leftover for a few games. It can be recalled that Sony pegged the price of their new PlayStation at $499-$599, a price the company claimed to be fit for a Blu-ray console.

This move by microsoft seemed to be another tactic to push the Xbox 360 sales higher with the imminent release of the PS3 at its heels. Peter Moore was downplaying the viability of the PS3 by pointing out the only disadvantage of the new Sony console: its price. But Moore's reason was not only consumer concern. Moore's statement also implied that microsoft do not see nintendo as direct threat and competitor. Perhaps he thought that having Nintendo's support would clearly buoy Microsoft's sales. Moore was right to do so in this case, since ugly numbers were cropping up in sales reviews of the microsoft consoles.

The marketing and research firm, NPD Group supplied numbers and reports that indicated that the prized console of microsoft lagged behind the ps2 in terms of hardware sales. Launched half a decade ago, Sony's PlayStation 2 still lets its presence be felt at the game console market. The five-year old Sony console even managed to exceed the sales of the then-brand new Xbox 360 especially in the month of May. The next-gen console sold only 221,000 units; 11,000 units less than the ps2 sales. Though microsoft retaliated quickly by revamping shipment processes and adding a third manufacturer for its console, it wasn't enough to draw considerable margin between their sales and that of ps2.

But even if the move didn't suffice, it somewhat improved Xbox 360 console sales. Succeeding sales reviews showed that the sales of the console picked up; the influx of consoles ensuring amply supply and brisk sales. But the PS3 was touted to be a bigger threat. It didn't help either that Sony's processing systems have improved since the release of the ps2. Clearly, it became imperative for microsoft to beef up its marketing operation to ensure their new console's top position within the next-gen hierarchy.

In conclusion, Microsoft's marketing plan included Peter Moore banking on Sony's overly-inflated ego that expected gaming fans to shell out big bucks for the PS3. Moore targeted the rival console's price when he made that statement about Xbox 360 and the Wii console. He also hoped to draw in nintendo fans over to the microsoft side by actively endorsing the Wii. If nintendo approves Moore's tactic, the next-gen console battle will be a two versus one fight. Another tell-tale sign of microsoft and Moore's pricing attack at Sony's new console was the reported price slash for Xbox 360 consoles during the holidays. The price slash was clearly planned to coincide with Sony's PS3 launch. However, the affirmation if Peter Moore's tactic worked still rests on gamers' shoulders.

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Insider Secrets to Marketing Your Yoga Teaching Service, Part 2

Natural search engine ranking presence, on multiple keywords, also requires significant knowledge of search Engine Optimization (SEO). Although you are a Yogi, you should look at SEO as a hobby because good and reputable SEO experts cost big money.

Therefore, stay away from SEO services that will get you ranked with 12,000 search engines for $9.95. Those services will usually get your Yoga website blacklisted, if they continuously submit every month. The search engines just ignore your continuous submissions as SPAM. If you want to save significant money, and do some of it yourself, buy a book which explains SEO in simplistic terms.

One last point to bring up about SEO: There are only a few search engines that you really need to submit to. Start with these: Google, Yahoo, AOL, MSN, Ask, Netscape, Dog Pile, and Alta Vista.

The above-mentioned eight search engines receive over 90% of all the traffic on the internet. Currently, Google easily gets more than half of all the Internet traffic. Some statistics claim that Google gets over 75% of all the web traffic.

Yes, there are thousands of other search engines, but what is their geographic reach? many of them are specialized search engines for a particular country or language. If you have a local Yoga studio, do you have to be listed in a search engine on the other side of the planet? For example: Lets say you teach Yoga in a suburb of Denver, colorado and are listed in a Korean search engine. Thats nice, but I doubt you will get any walk-ins, from that listing, in your next Yoga class.

Pay-per-click campaigns can get your Yoga business a space on the front page of most search engines. Google has more than half of all the internet traffic, so their Adwords program, alone, is worth looking into for a start.

Heres an idea: Start your Yoga web site, or blog, ASAP (as soon as possible!), keep it running, and expand when you grow. Do not get hung up on perfection; thats what causes procrastination. If we did that in Yoga, none of us would become Yoga teachers.

I dont care if youre teaching Yoga in a cellar, barn, loft, garage, in the woods, at the beach, or just thinking about it. People wont know you are a Yoga teacher, if you dont announce it.

Copyright 2007 Paul Jerard / Aura Publications

Paul Jerard, E-RYT 500, has written many books on the subject of Yoga. He is a co-owner and the Director of Yoga teacher training at: Aura Wellness Center, in Attleboro, MA. http://www.riyoga.com He has been a certified Master Yoga teacher since 1995. To receive a Free e-Book: "Yoga in practice," and a Free Yoga Newsletter, please visit: http://www.yoga-teacher-training.org/index.html

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