Best Practices in Corporate Deployment of Wireless Network

In terms of cost effectiveness and convenience, wireless networks have gained in popularity among organisations. But new security risks come with the benefits of adopting wireless networks in an organisation. To tackle these risks effectively, various security best practices need to be considered throughout the entire deployment lifecycle. To help organisations understand at what point in their wireless network deployments a recommended security best practice might be relevant, we outline here a five-phase lifecycle model for network deployment and point out security issues that need special attention.

• Initialisation Phase
  
• Design/Procurement Phase
  
• Implementation Phase
  
• Operations and Maintenance Phase
  
• Disposition Phase