Wireless security threat taxonomy

IEEE Systems, Man and Cybernetics Society Information Assurance Workshop

Volumn , Issue , 2003, Pages 76-83

  Welch, D ^a   Lathrop, S ^a  

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Author keywords

Access protocols; Communication system security; Frequency; Information security; Taxonomy; Telecommunication traffic; Wireless application protocol; Wireless LAN; Wireless networks; Wireless personal area networks

Indexed keywords

COMMUNICATION CHANNELS (INFORMATION THEORY); CYBERNETICS; NETWORK PROTOCOLS; PERSONAL COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS; SECURITY OF DATA; STANDARDS; TAXONOMIES; TELECOMMUNICATION TRAFFIC; WIRELESS LOCAL AREA NETWORKS (WLAN); WIRELESS NETWORKS; WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATION SYSTEMS;

ACCESS PROTOCOLS; COMMUNICATION SYSTEM SECURITY; FREQUENCY; WIRELESS APPLICATION PROTOCOLS; WIRELESS PERSONAL AREA NETWORKS;

NETWORK SECURITY;

EID: 33644591555     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/SMCSIA.2003.1232404     Document Type: Conference Paper

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