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Thursday, June 28, 2007

AirDefense WLAN Watch Security Newsletter - June 2007


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Wi-Fi Security Webinars

Mitigating Wireless Risks with the AirDefense Wireless Intrusion Prevention System
This webinar will cover the systematic approach that organizations can adopt to secure all network components including how to use the AirDefense Enterprise Wireless Intrusion Prevention system to address those risks and secure the airwaves.

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Tuesday, July 10, 2007
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Knowledge Center

CWNP
The Industry Standard for Wireless LAN Training & Certification

CWNP is the industry standard for wireless LAN training and certification. CWNP has been recognized as one of the Top 10 Best New Certifications by CertMag, and as the third fastest growing certification in importance by CRN. Got a question on wireless? Visit the CWNP Forums and collaborate with other wireless experts in the industry.

IT professionals in 106 countries have achieved CWNP certifications in how to make wireless LANs more secure, cost-effective, and reliable. Visit cwnp.com today and start moving your career ahead.

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AirDefense becomes first Gold CWNP Solutions Provider

CWNP, the industry standard for wireless LAN training and certification, recently announced AirDefense has become the first company to achieve Gold status as a CWNP Solutions Provider.

Gold CWNP Solutions Provider Certification recognizes companies with the highest credibility in the wireless LAN services marketplace. By becoming CWNP-certified AirDefense will be able to design, deploy and support wireless networks, that are more secure, reliable and cost-effective.

 

The Need for Wireless Intrusion Prevention in Retail Networks
Firewalls and VPNs do not Prevent Attacks over Wireless


By Amit Sinha, Chief Technology Officer
AirDefense, Inc.

Firewalls and VPNs are well-established perimeter security solutions. The introduction of wireless technologies has created a new category of entry point circumventing traditional security components. Many recently publicized data breaches in the retail industry have exploited wireless vulnerabilities. Attackers have been able to access sensitive applications and databases regardless of security systems such as firewalls and VPNs. Wireless intrusion prevention is required to thwart wireless attacks and provides the least costly method of adhering to the PCI DSS wireless security requirements.

Retailers have used wireless technology to drive business efficiencies for over twenty years. Recently, sophisticated thieves have recognized that these wireless deployments offer the perfect entry point into the network allowing them to access and steal valuable customer information. Many retailers continue to rely only on traditional security systems such as firewalls, VPNs, and/or network segmentation to secure their networks. This paper provides a brief overview of some of the most important threats that wireless presents to retail network security and illustrates how traditional defenses such as firewalls and VPNs are just not enough.




Industry News from leading information providers

UK's `largest wireless LAN' to be built in Cardiff
(Networking Plus - June 2007)
Cardiff University is deploying what is claimed to be the UK's largest LAN. When it's completed by the end of the year, the wireless network will cover 66 buildings across three square miles and will include over 1,300 access points.

Cardiff University is one of the UK's leading teaching and research universities. With 30,000 students and 5,500 staff, its academic community has been described as the size of a small town.

The University says that it has to help realise the goals of the Modern Working Environment project that is at the heart of its Information Services Strategy for the future. Its IT department now hopes to ensure maximum wireless coverage by expanding the existing wireless capability across the whole campus and outlying sites.


More Wireless, Not Enough Security
(Wi-Fi Planet - 15 June 2007)
Since 2002, RSA, the security division of EMC, has been doing regular surveys of wireless networks found in big cities - essentially, wardriving the same streets, time after time, using everything from cars to buses to horse-drawn carriages - to see what changes. For 2007, they found that while deployment of Wi-Fi was up, so was security - but security is not keeping up with the deployment.

"We drive the same route in New York, London and Paris," says Toffer Winslow, vice president of product management and product marketing for RSA, talking about the three cities surveyed. "We record the total number of access points we see. We can determine things like the encryption tech they're using, if defaults have changed, that kind of thing," all using commonly available, free applications and tools. The consistency of the route makes it easy to extrapolate the data. br>


Business Wireless Use Up, But So Are Security Issues

(INVESTOR'S BUSINESS DAILY - 14 June 2007)
Apparently there's not so much safety in numbers.

Big cities have more wireless networks than ever, but about one in five practically roll out a red carpet for intruders, a new study shows.

The number of Wi-Fi hot spots and business wireless network access points in New York City rose 49% from a year ago to 6,371. It shot up 160% in London to 7,130 and 44% in Paris to 825...


AirDefense Continues Robust Growth in 2007 Through Development of ''Industry-Best'' Wireless Security Solutions

(TMCNet.com - 6 June 2007)
AirDefense, the innovator that launched the wireless LAN security market, today reinforced its leadership position in the wireless LAN (WLAN) intrusion prevention industry. During the first four months of 2007, customer orders grew nearly 70 percent over the same period last year. AirDefense continues to be the choice of global enterprises due to superior products and technological innovation.

The foundation of AirDefense's rapid growth since its inception lies within its market leadership and technological superiority...


Trapeze, AirDefense raise the bar on enterprise wireless security

(InfoWorld - 18 May 2007)
Gone are the days of being able to ignore security and role separation for enterprise wireless systems. Regardless of whether you go with a thick access point (Cisco or Symbol) or a thin access point (Trapeze or Aruba), your wireless infrastructure must be able to support role separation through using multiple SSIDs (service set identifiers) and dropping these onto the appropriate VLAN.

With the recent ratification of the 802.11n enhancements, enterprises that want to set up secure wireless networks are looking at services such as wireless defense (Wireless IDS), easier advanced encryption and role separation setup, and multimedia support for Wi-Fi VoIP as differentiators in today's Wi-Fi marketplace.


Wi-Fi spots can harbor hackers

ID thieves may lurk behind a hot spot with a friendly name
(The Dallas Morning News - 9 May 2007)
Open your laptop computer in any airport, hotel or coffee shop, and you'll often find unsecured Wi-Fi networks available for free browsing.

Although these innocent-sounding offerings - Anytown Municipal Wi-Fi, Karen's Home Router - generally offer safe harbor, they sometimes serve as bait for hackers, identity thieves and other bad guys.

Neither the FBI nor anyone else can quantify Wi-Fi fraud. Thieves rarely get caught. Victims seldom know enough to report the crime. But with suspicious networks everywhere and wireless security much in the news, security experts advise caution.



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