Wireless Security Architecture

Reduce organizational cybersecurity risk and build comprehensive WiFi, private cellular, and IOT security solutions

Wireless Security Architecture: Designing and Maintaining Secure Wireless for Enterprise offers readers an essential guide to planning, designing, and preserving secure wireless infrastructures. It is a blueprint to a resilient and compliant architecture that responds to regulatory requirements, reduces organizational risk, and conforms to industry best practices. This book emphasizes WiFi security, as well as guidance on private cellular and Internet of Things security.

Readers will discover how to move beyond isolated technical certifications and vendor training and put together a coherent network that responds to contemporary security risks. It offers up-to-date coverage―including data published for the first time―of new WPA3 security, Wi-Fi 6E, zero-trust frameworks, and other emerging trends. It also includes:

• Concrete strategies suitable for organizations of all sizes, from large government agencies to small public and private companies
• Effective technical resources and real-world sample architectures
• Explorations of the relationships between security, wireless, and network elements
• Practical planning templates, guides, and real-world case studies demonstrating application of the included concepts

Perfect for network, wireless, and enterprise security architects, Wireless Security Architecture belongs in the libraries of technical leaders in firms of all sizes and in any industry seeking to build a secure wireless network.

Table of Contents

Part I Technical Foundations

Chapter 1 Introduction to Concepts and Relationships 

Chapter 2 Understanding Technical Elements 

Chapter 3 Understanding Authentication and Authorization 

Chapter 4 Understanding Domain and Wi-Fi Design Impacts 

Part II Putting It All Together

Chapter 5 Planning and Design for Secure Wireless 

Chapter 6 Hardening the Wireless Infrastructure 

Part III Ongoing Maintenance and Beyond

Chapter 7 Monitoring and Maintenance  of Wireless Networks 

Chapter 8 Emergent Trends and Non-Wi-Fi Wireless 

Appendix A Notes on Configuring 802.1X  with Microsoft NPS 

Appendix B Additional Resources 

Appendix C Sample Architectures 

Appendix D Parting Thoughts and Call to Action 

About the Author

Jennifer Minella is an internationally recognized authority on network and wireless security, author, and public speaker. She is an advisory CISO and information security leader with over fifteen years’ experience working with organizations creating network security and leadership strategies. She is Founder and Principal Advisor of Viszen Security.