Small Office Home Office WLAN Security Framework
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Date
2012Author
Kariuki, Raphael K
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ThesisLanguage
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The adoption of wireless networks is mostly due to their ease of installation and since
there is minimal cabling cost is also reduced when compared with the wired networks.
However, it is not easy to confine the radio signal used in wireless networks within a
particular geographical area. Due to this fact security is a big issue when it comes to wireless
networks.
Having the right security controls enables proper management of people, processes and
technology. The controls enable a security administrator to know which processes and
technological solutions are required for the network to operate securely.
Many security administrators would like to operate a secure network but the problem is
where to start. For small organizations such as a small office home office wireless network,
this can be a big and costly challenge. A SOHO WLAN Security Framework can be of great
help to these organizations.
From NIST Special Publication 800-30 risk management process, NIST Special
Publication 800-37 risk management framework and ISO 27002 standard we were able to
create the SOHO WLAN Security Framework.
From this framework an application was created using Visual Basic 2010. A field
implementation of the application was done in Nairobi City center to gauge the performance
of the security framework. The administrators in these organizations were satisfied with its
performance but proposed that it should be thoroughly tested for it to have widespread
acceptance.
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Master Of Science In Information SystemsPublisher
University of Nairobi School of Computing and Informatics