AskJJX: How To Handle Rogue APs Without Getting Arrested

AskJJX: “What’s the best way to find and disable rogue APs on the network? We had an audit finding and got our hand slapped.” Ahhh, I love this question for so many reasons. First, because my answer to this today, in 2023, is very different than my answer would have been years ago. You may […]

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AskJJX: Help! Office Wi-Fi is So Bad An Intern Is Following The CEO Around With An AP

AskJJX: How do you set up and configure Wi-Fi for a two-level office in a crowded office building area (downtown San Francisco across from Moscone Center) with concrete poles all over the place? It was a nightmare. APs were dropping traffic like flies. We were at the point of almost having an intern follow the […]

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Ask JJX: How Can I Stop Users From Joining Personal Devices To Our Network Using Their AD Credentials?

Messy RADIUS policies and misconfigurations may be allowing users to join personal devices to your network. Jennifer Minella provides a quick overview of RADIUS and 802.1x, common holes, and three options for filling them in this installment of her "Ask JJX" series.

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Ask JJX: Lynyrd Skynyrd Answers “Who Should Create an Org’s BYOD Policy?”

After LastPass's latest breach through a personal laptop, most boards, CIOs, and CISOs are taking the opportunity to reevaluate their Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) policies.

Here's how, why, and a lesson learned from Lynyrd Skynyrd. 

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Ask JJX: What About the KeePass Vulnerability?

In the midst of LastPass’s repeated barrage of breaches, a pretty serious vulnerability was found in another common password manager — KeePass. This slid under most of our radars, including mine. Professor Cyber Naught of the Mastodons suggested I comment on the situation. I’m so glad he brought this up, because it highlights several critical […]

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Ask JJX: Can ChatGPT Teach Me Wireless Security?

Happy new year, and welcome to the first edition of “Ask JJX.” I had a few questions to pick from (and I’ll try to work through as many as I can) but this inquiry quite literally made me laugh out loud. “Your book is really long. Can I just use ChatGPT to learn about wireless […]

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Coming Soon: Ask Me Anything!?

Well, maybe not *anything*, but almost anything is fair game. I’m delighted to share with you that, starting January 2023, I’m hosting a new “Ask JJX” column right here in the Packet Pushers community! This new column lets us interact in new and exciting ways, and truly have a conversation about the topics that matter […]

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Meet The New WPA3 Wi-Fi Security Suite

WPA3, the latest Wi-Fi security suite, is finally making its way into products around the world. Here’s what you need to know for using it at home and in enterprise networks. What Is WPA? Wi-Fi Protected Access (WPA) is the suite of standards that define security for both WPA-Personal (passphrase) and WPA-Enterprise (802.1X) based wireless […]

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