1. A Survey on Wireless Security
A study and review of the modern trends in Wireless Security
Abdulrashid Abubakar
Cred Mugwidi
Nuwani Siriwardana
Souti Dutta

2. Contents 1 Purposes of the Survey 2 Survey Techniques and Methods 3
Main Results
Problems Faced in Conducting Survey and Recommendations 4
Sheffield Hallam University | MSc. Information System Security
2013

3. purposes
Obtaining data and information about the need for protecting private information and managing identities in a wireless environment
Conducting analysis and evaluation of the collected data and portraying their implications in the present day wireless networks
Wireless networks growing exponentially, administrators and owners are failing to protect this technology matching with its pace
Sheffield Hallam University | MSc. Information System Security
2013

4. Progress ✓ 1 Purposes of the Survey 2 Survey Techniques and Methods 3
Main Results
Problems Faced in Conducting Survey and Recommendations 4
Sheffield Hallam University | MSc. Information System Security
2013

5. Techniques and Methods
Stage 3
Consolidation of collected responses
Analysis of those responses
Stage 2
Selection of survey service provider
Design and conduct the survey
Stage 1
Setting up of objectives
Choosing a method: Online survey
Sheffield Hallam University | MSc. Information System Security
2013

6. The Online Questionnaire
Designed to sound practical and keeping present trend in mind
Designed to find out the generic understanding of wireless security of owners and administrators
Designed to collect enough information in a short period of time to draw significant conclusions
Designed to allow analysis of collected data in scientific way
Click to view the Online Questionnaire
Sheffield Hallam University | MSc. Information System Security
2013

7. Personal / Home based Installations
Coverage
Online Questionnaire
76 responses
Includes
27.63%
72.37%
Response Domains
Small Office (1-25)
Small to Med. (26-500)
Large Enterprise (1000+)
Personal / Home based Installations
Sheffield Hallam University | MSc. Information System Security
2013

8. Progress ✓ ✓ 1 Purposes of the Survey 2 Survey Techniques and Methods3
Main Results
Problems Faced in Conducting Survey and Recommendations 4
Sheffield Hallam University | MSc. Information System Security
2013

9. Main Results
Sheffield Hallam University | MSc. Information System Security
2013

10. Main Results
Sheffield Hallam University | MSc. Information System Security
2013

11. Main Results
Sheffield Hallam University | MSc. Information System Security
2013

12. Main Results
Sheffield Hallam University | MSc. Information System Security
2013

13. Main Results
Sheffield Hallam University | MSc. Information System Security
2013

14. Main Results
Sheffield Hallam University | MSc. Information System Security
2013

15. Progress ✓ ✓ ✓ 1 Purposes of the Survey 2
Survey Techniques and Methods 2 ✓ 3
Main Results
Problems Faced in Conducting Survey and Recommendations 4
Sheffield Hallam University | MSc. Information System Security
2013

16. Problems
Encountered difficulties while setting up of the scope of the survey and preparing the questionnaire
It is difficult to promote surveys via discussion forums, blogs, community web sites
It is difficult to obtain a good response rate due to lack of motivation / participation
The lack of knowledge of respondents has observed
It is difficult to determine how truthful a respondent is being
Sheffield Hallam University | MSc. Information System Security
2013

17. Recommendations
Planning of survey like this should done ahead of deadline
The questionnaire is the main tool, should be design well enough to avoid misleading results
The volume of data collection can affect the accuracy of the survey outcome
A periodic survey (half yearly, annually) help the data construction to get improved
Sheffield Hallam University | MSc. Information System Security
2013