“The escalating use of wireless technology demands formal corporate security policies, according to users and analysts at a Gartner Inc. security conference,” NewsFactor reports.

Requirements include intrusion detection systems, “locking down” wireless-enabled systems or incorporating firewalls plus “keeping all wireless LANs outside the corporate firewall.”

For details, see: www.newsfactor.com/story.xhtml?story_title=Gartner-Sees-Growing-Need-For-Wireless-Security-Policies&story_id=25475&category=wlsnetw