Wireless Security
Global Secure Systems are one of the UK's premier IT Security providers. Our mission is to be "the Best IT Security Organisation within the UK and beyond." We achieve this by providing both the best service and support for Wireless Security, alongside our range of 'best in class' security tools.
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About Wireless Security
The security issues of Wireless Networks are twofold. Firstly, the data transmitted over the airwaves is not secure. There is no, or very little, security and it should be considered in the same way as sending a postcard, rather than sending a sealed letter. Secondly, a hacker could access the corporate network and launch attacks on corporate systems, use the corporate bandwidth to "Surf the Internet", or worse still, launch attacks against other networks.
The WLAN provides a very quick and easy "back door" to the network. As the growth of WLAN implementations rises, so will the security problems that inevitably come with it. And it is expected that as the price of WLAN continues to fall, departmental units will add WLAN to their networks - without informing central security officers.
GSS provide eSecurity tools to solve these issues. AirMagnet provides mission-critical wireless LAN (WLAN) administration and diagnostic tools to help companies deploy, administer and secure their networks. Vernier Networks is a tool that sits between a hard wired LAN and the AP. It looks at any connection and determines its validity, then authenticates the user against several different network authentication methods.
Wireless Security Products
The 3e-010F-C-2/3e-010F-A-2 Crypto Client software provides advanced interoperable 802.11i wireless data security with AES and 3DES encryption. These advanced security options include the standards as established by FIPS 140-2 Level 1 - the Federal Information Processing Standards mandated by the US Department of Defense for use in wireless environments.
FIPS 140-2 Secure Wireless Data Terminal. 3e-523 Wireless Data Point enables economical installation of sensor systems. With security enhanced IEEE 802.11 wireless technology, costly installation cabling is eliminated.
The 3e-525V Wireless Video Server system (WVS) is a key component of any CIPS implementation. 3e-525V WVS is a combination of products and services which enable the design, provisioning, implementation, operation, and maintenance of an integrated network to provide advanced video surveillance.
3e-527 Access Point featuring 802.11a/b dual mode with integrated 8 port switch and wireless bridge. The 3e-527 combines the benefits of advanced access point features with an integrated 8 port switch in one secure case, built to withstand the rigors of harsh environments. The user management interface is designed to allow quick set up and installation. A key feature is the ability to auto-detect multiple bridges.
The AirGuard model 3e-527A3 is an 802.11b/g AP, 802.11a bridge, and an 8-port secure Ethernet switch. With DoD-proven security and easy-to-use mesh networking, it is suited for government, military, industrial, mobile, and metropolitan-area wireless infrastructures.
The AirGuard 3e-527S-2 is the only wireless communications server engineered specifically for public transportation and emergency vehicle operation, featuring 802.11a/b/g dual radios with an integrated 8 port switch. The 3e-527S-2 allows all of your vehicle-based equipment to exchange data with back-end systems while the vehicle is parked at a depot or other location with WiFi wireless broadband access.
3e525A-3 Wireless Access Point Maximum security and flexibility with outdoor or indoor use. The 3e525A-3 Wireless Access Point is packaged in a rugged NEMA 4/IP 67 weatherproof enclosure and conforms to 802.11a, 802.11b and 802.11g wireless standards.
AirMagnet BlueSweep is an easy-to-use freeware utility to identify and analyse any nearby Bluetooth device. As Bluetooth devices continue to become a bigger target for hackers BlueSweep gives Bluetooth users a way to know if their devices are vulnerable.
AirMagnet Enterprise creates an airtight seal over your wireless networks, quickly identifying and neutralizing any threats that arise. This is done through the marriage of continuous threat detection with a suite of active defenses that respond to any event automatically. AirMagnet Enterprise detects more than 135 wireless problems and automatically defends the network in real-time as threats arise.
The AirMagnet Enterprise Analyzer for Cisco is a software-only Wi-Fi troubleshooting solution designed specifically for Cisco Unified Wireless Networks. The Enterprise Analyzer software cooperates with your Cisco Wireless LAN controllers and lightweight access points to collect Wi-Fi data for expert analysis.
AirMagnet's Handheld Analyzer is a convenient, inexpensive way to solve serious problems in the enterprise wireless LAN. The Handheld Analyzer helps IT staff make sense of end-user complaints to quickly resolve performance problems, while automatically detecting hundreds of security threats and other network vulnerabilities.
Anytime, Anywhere, WLAN Monitoring and Troubleshooting.AirMagnet's Laptop Analyzer is the industry's most popular mobile field tool for troubleshooting enterprise Wi-Fi networks. Laptop Analyzer helps IT staff make sense of end-user complaints to quickly resolve performance problems, while automatically detecting security threats and other network vulnerabilities. Although compact, Laptop Analyzer has many of the feature-rich qualities of a dedicated, policy-driven wireless LAN monitoring system.
AirMagnet Planner makes it easy to build a detailed model of any WiFi environment. Simply load in a map of your location and simulate wireless performance based on the correct number, placement and configuration of APs. Tweak any number of these settings until you achieve full coverage for end-users while minimising signal bleed into unsecured areas.
The AirMagnet Spectrum Analyzer proactively identifies, classifies, graphs and finds sources of RF interference in all Wi-Fi bands. It is an ideal complement to AirMagnet Laptop, the world's most popular Wi-Fi performance and security troubleshooting tool.
AirMagnet StreetWISE is a family of professional endpoint security software products developed specifically for the enterprise to protect all wireless laptops from dangerous wireless activity and end user behavior, regardless of where they are and where they go. StreetWISE enables you to set strict security policies for all types of wireless connections and hardware devices, while automatically preventing common end user mistakes that put the laptop at risk.
AirMagnet Survey delivers fast, scientifically accurate site surveys for any 802.11a/b/g/n indoor and outdoor wireless network. This evolutionary software automatically gathers critical Wi-Fi and RF spectrum information from your enterprise network using multiple data collection methods and generates detailed Wi-Fi performance maps of the results for easy network deployment, capacity planning and optimization. It is the only survey solution to actively associate to APs and get real world uplink/downlink data rates, retry and packet loss information.
The AirMagnet Vo-Fi Analyzer proactively monitors network devices, both wired and wireless networks, quality of service (QoS) and the IP PBX call manager for issues that can affect VoWLAN performance. By providing end-to-end analysis and a comprehensive overview of all factors affecting the VoWLAN network, the AirMagnet Vo-Fi Analyzer eases VoWLAN management-making it the most complete tool available for wireless voice analysis.
FireWall-1 GX delivers Check Point's market-leading security to GPRS—(2.5G) and UMTS— (3G) enabled wireless networks. FireWall-1 GX is the first product to protect these wireless infrastructures from the threats of untrusted networks. With FireWall-1 GX, wireless network operators can offer seamless roaming to their data customers without exposing their network to potential security threats.
Juniper Networks offers a robust set of enterprise-class network security solutions for small businesses and branch offices alike. These include the Juniper Networks NetScreen-5GT, NetScreen-5GT ADSL, NetScreen-5GT Wireless and NetScreen-5XT appliances. These cost-effective, remote office security products are fully capable of securing a small remote office, retail outlet, or broadband telecommuter.
Wireless Security Product Families
AirMagnet provides mission-critical wireless LAN (WLAN) administration and diagnostic tools to help companies deploy, administer and secure their wireless networks.
Wireless Security Industry News
Appliances, standards boost WLAN security When we looked at wireless LAN security last October in a previous Roundup, we painted a fairly bleak picture. At that time, virtual private networks (VPNs) were the best way to fix the well-known vulnerabilities in the Wireless Encryption Protocol (WEP), which guards most wireless LANs. But VPNs cost as much as $1,500 per wireless access point (AP) and often forced you to lock yourself into one vendor's gear.
Since then, we've seen progress on both......
[more] Ten steps to low-cost wireless LAN security Let me guess: Despite your best efforts to stop them, users are hooking low-cost 802.11b (Wi-Fi) access points (APs) to the corporate network. And, despite your best efforts, your CFO has zero interest in buying the tools you really need to secure these wireless LANs.
Here, then, are some relatively simple, low-cost ways to boost the security of your wireless LANs. They're not perfect, but they do provide at least a first line of defense. And if a......
[more] WLANs are inevitable, security measures a must Now, this isn't anything new. Effective policy construction is the first step in securing any new technology, and wireless local area networks are no exception.
To many security professionals, wireless is one word they don't want to hear. Securing wireless access points can difficult, and some pros find it easier to deny them until technology has improved.
Wireless, however, is a reality. Everyone from CEOs to lower-level professionals love......
[more] Getting a grip on WLAN futures The wireless LAN world is a pretty bad offender when it comes to Alphabet Soup, what with 802.11b preceding 802.11a, and neither being the same type of thing as 802.11e*. So it was useful to hear Jan Haagh, a senior product manager in Proxim's WLAN division, talk through some of latest acronyms.
One to watch out for is WPA, or WiFi Protected Access. This will replace the original WEP wireless security standard, which turned out to be not very secure after all.......
[more] The Wireless-Security Balancing Act If you choose an EAP that doesn't gain de facto standard status, the access point will be to other EAP clients what a two-hole electrical outlet is to three-pronged plugs. Wireless LANs have been billed as the great security wasteland. But thanks to the 802.11b Wi-Fi community's frenetic activity in the last year, an abundance of good security choices now exist, with more on the way.
Wi-Fi security efforts have focused on encryption and authentication, wi......
[more] AirMagnet Distributed centralizes WLAN security It’s clear from a recent article in InfoWorld that wireless local area networks (WLANs) are gaining validation from an increasing number of enterprises. As deployments grow, concerns about security, reliability, and management issues are taking center stage for CIOs and their staffs. Needless to say, wherever enterprise concerns are created, vendors are sure to follow. However, analysts now say that the WLAN security, reliability, and management v......
[more] Mobility at the cost of security? The ability to log on to the Internet in a cafe or on a train has obvious benefits for workers on the road - but just how secure is it? The mass media has had a lot of fun with wireless security: war driving, virus insertion and bandwidth stealing have all had their day in the sun. Public hot spots are more vulnerable to attack than private networks, where individual users can have their hardware authenticated as permanent network members. This means when you lo......
[more] City sees the benefits of wireless networks Survey shows more businesses are convinced but security is still lax The third annual Wireless Security Survey of London has highlighted a significant increase in the use of wireless networks by businesses.
In the two years since the survey was first undertaken, the number of wireless networks used in the City has increased from 124 in 2001, to 328 in 2002 and 1078 in 2003.
The benefits of the technology appear to have convinced companies, and th......
[more] Wi-fi networks step up security The security of wireless networks used by businesses in London has improved significantly over the last 12 months, says a survey RSA Security found that 66% of the networks surveyed use the encryption system built-in to the wi-fi standard to help them prevent unauthorised access.
This is a big change since the last survey which found that only 37% had the security system turned on.
Despite this improvement, RSA said many firms were still making basic mista......
[more] Microsoft clips Wi-Fi's wings Three minutes to connect? Just keep waiting says Redmond Microsoft has responded to complaints that Windows XP sometimes has problems connecting to Wi-Fi. Unfortunately, the response is: "Tough. Wait it out."
"This behavior is expected," says a terse article in Microsoft's Knowledge Base. "You must wait up to three minutes for the network configuration to complete."
There's no fix, no patch, no workaround. "The wireless network card driver may not respond......
[more] UK plc warned twice about security Spend more, buck up your ideas, says DTI and IDC. The average British business is now hit by a security incident every month, or once a week for larger companies, according to the Department of Trade and Industry's (DTI) bi-annual security survey, published this week.
The survey of 1,000 companies, completed in January by PricewaterhouseCoopers-led consortium, found that security problems are now an issue faced by the majority of UK businesses, with nearly......
[more] AirMagnet Unveils New Distributed WLAN Security and Performance Solution AirMagnet, the leader in wireless LAN (WLAN) security and performance solutions, today announced an entirely new version of its Distributed WLAN security and performance system. AirMagnet Distributed 4.0(1) includes a completely new network dashboard, advanced rogue access point (AP) blocking and tracing, extended security and performance policy management, and more than a dozen other new features that allow increasingly d......
[more] China wireless policy a "concern" The United States said China's attempt to impose its own technical security standard for wireless computer chips was "a matter of grave concern" that could result in a complaint to the WTO.
The US Trade Representative's Office, in a report on global barriers to trade, weighed in on the dispute, which is expected to shut US-based Intel out of the Chinese market for the fast-growing wireless data network technology.
Intel has said it would not comply with th......
[more] Hackers Target Computers On Wi-Fi Hot Spots Wireless networks aren't just popular with computer users on the go. Hackers are finding them an easy target to snoop on consumers' laptop PCs and, eventually, their employers' networks.
Digital intruders are piercing defenseless air space at corporations, public Wi-Fi hot spots and homes to gain illegal entry to computers. About 90% of mobile devices lack protection, says market researcher Gartner.
''All the money you've spent to protect your......
[more] Hackers Lurk Through Holes in Hot Spots Many hot spots do not require passwords. That lets anyone with a wireless connection and hacking know-how hop aboard the network and filch business files, credit card numbers and other confidential information. Wireless networks aren't just popular with computer users on the go. Hackers are finding them an easy target to snoop on consumers' laptop PCs and, eventually, their employers' networks.
Digital intruders are piercing defenseless air space at cor......
[more] China Downplays Wireless Security Delay The Chinese government downplayed Thursday a decision to delay adoption of new security standards for wireless communications as part of a key trade deal.
U.S. manufacturers had complained the new standards for wireless phone and computer transmissions would unfairly disadvantage them, and, in a broad trade agreement announced Wednesday with the United States, China said it temporarily would hold off on instituting any changes.
Chinese officials d......
[more] Users unaware of wireless security needs Resellers need to provide education Despite a huge increase in wireless uptake, users still have poor awareness of their security, an area in which resellers should be playing a bigger educational role, according to security consultancy Orthus.
The firm's second annual survey of 450 European chief executives, IT directors and security specialists found that more than two-thirds of companies questioned are deploying wireless networks, but only 28 per cent......
[more] THE A to Z of wireless terms and technologies Everything you need to know about Wireless Jargon 802.11a
54Mbps wireless Ethernet operating in the 5GHz band.
802.11b
The industry standard 11Mbps wireless Ethernet operating at 2.4GHz.
802.11e
Defines quality-of-service for wireless local area networks, to support voice-over IP for example.
802.11g
Successor to 802.11b, providing up to 54Mbps over the same 2.4GHz spectrum used by 802.11b.
802.11h
A supplement to 802.11a to ensure t......
[more] Corporate Networks Accessible From Car Parks Survey Finds 80% of Companies at Risk Business networks are routinely exposing themselves to large-scale data loss and manipulation as the advent of wireless technology makes them vulnerable to attack by hackers. This was revealed in a survey released today by global wireless security specialist, Red-M, which shows that 80% of companies are at risk. Statistics gathered over the past six months from 100 large multi-national companies across the globe s......
[more] AirMagnet offers intrusion detection Managing wireless devices is difficult enough without worrying about hackers relentlessly probing your agency's network for weaknesses. AirMagnet Inc., known for wireless toolkits and Wi-Fi management and survey devices, takes security a step further with a true policy-based and distributed wireless intrusion- detection system.
I've tested several products on the market that compete with AirMagnet Distributed, including AirDefense Inc.'s AirDefense and R......
[more] The Wi-Fi explosion: a virus writer's dream With the consumer Wi-Fi explosion, launching a virus into the wild has never been easier and more anonymous than it is today. Like a sneeze in a crowded subway, it's hard to find the human source of the latest viral infection. On the Internet it's not much different. The people who write these nasty little programs and release them into the wild almost never get caught. Why? The answer is easy, but it's also a sort of technical nemesis: there's simply......
[more] WLANs major wireless security issue for business through 2008 Through 2006, 70 per cent of successful wireless local area network (WLAN) attacks will be because of the mis-configuration of WLAN access points (AP) and client software, according to market research group Gartner, Inc.
Security for WLANs and personal digital assistants (PDAs) in the company needs to be driven by updated security policies that address the unique demands of the mobile workplace, according to the analysts.
"Wh......
[more] Wireless security must improve in Europe Around 34% of businesses in London, Paris, Frankfurt and Milan are still leaving their wireless networks open to attack, according to the latest survey commissioned by RSA Security. Many install the networks without changing risky default settings.
The survey also recorded explosive growth in the number of wireless networks across the four financial centres, with the number in London rising 770% since 2001.
Wireless networks – also known as Wi-Fi......
[more] Don't abandon using VPN for wireless security too soon Many people use VPN technology to overcome the past shortcomings of wireless security, and they might want to continue doing just that for a while.
The IEEE has approved a new standard for wireless security called 802.11i that is supposed to address the shortcomings of earlier standards, Wired Equivalent Protection (WEP) and Wi-Fi Protected Access (WPA).
Maybe 802.11i will succeed in its goals, but users should consider two things befor......
[more] Experts predict Wi-Fi explosion
Now that 802.11i is an official IEEE standard, paving the way for more secure Wi-Fi products, industry experts predict the business community's interest in the technology will skyrocket in the next year or two.
Frank Hanzlik, managing director of the Austin-based Wi-Fi Alliance, said the next step comes in September. That's when his group will start certifying products with WPA2, an update of Wi-Fi Protected Access, which the alliance introduced last year as......
[more] AirMagnet Ships Latest Wireless Security Solution For Laptops, Handhelds
AirMagnet on Monday plans to ship the fourth generation of its laptop and handheld wireless security solution, which brings voice-over-WLAN tools as well as support for 802.11i, a wireless security standard recently ratified by the IEEE.
AirMagnet Mobile 4.0 includes 20 new features, such as voice-over-WLAN troubleshooting tools, expanded authentication support and policy management, said Rich Mironov, vice president o......
[more] Wireless Laptops At Democratic Convention Pose Big Risk Next week, thousands will gather in Boston for the Democratic National Convention, many of them armed with wireless-enabled laptops that could present major security problems, a Boston-area firm said Thursday.
Although the convention itself will rely on a wired network, there are hundreds of unsecured wireless access points and cards around and about the FleetCenter, home to the convention, according to tests done by Newbury Networks, a......
[more] AirMagnet Tends CBK's Wireless Networks Nine months ago, Todd Little sat in a cafe with his laptop and was amazed by the number of wireless networks he could see. This got the network administrator at CBK Ltd. thinking: "What could people see coming from behind CBK's walls?"
Although Little was sure his wireless networks at CBK, a wholesaler of home accents in Union City, Tenn., were secure, he decided to play it safe. He deployed AirMagnet Inc.'s Distributed Starter Kit, a wireless security o......
[more] Intel improves Centrino wireless security Chip firm Intel said it had released support for 802.11a, b and g in the same Calexico wireless chipset.
It said it has also built fresh software for its Pro Wireless 2915 ABG connection, which includes a wizard to allow safer net security, offers profile management, and has better troubleshooting capabilities.
Version 9.0 of the software also includes the latest version of Cisco Compatible Extensions for compatibility with that company's infrastructu......
[more] First 'warspamming' case reaches court A landmark case in America could establish that spammers really do take advantage of insecure wireless networks A US citizen is thought to have become the first person to be accused of hacking a wireless network in order to send spam.
Nicholas Tombros, 37, is charged under the US CAN-SPAM act, which aims to clamp down on unsolicited junk mail. Prosecutors allege that Tombros used a laptop to sniff out insecure residential wireless access points in a Los An......
[more] XP SP2 puts security first If you haven't already downloaded Windows XP Service Pack 2, it's about time you did. Here's our guide to making it as pain-free as possible No matter how well designed a piece of software is, or how thoroughly tested it has been prior to its release, there are often problems that only come to light once the likes of you and I start using it on a large scale.
Irritating though it may be to discover glitches in a program you've only just installed, software companies w......
[more] Wireless security risk highlighted in student project New Zealand wireless network users might be exposing themselves to an invasion. With the growing use of wireless networking technology comes an increasing opportunity for security breaches if people don’t put precautionary measures in place.
An informal survey of homes and businesses in Palmerston North that identified 176 wireless networks found only about a quarter had security measures in place. “I was really surprised,” says fourth-yea......
[more] Gaps remain in Wi-Fi security Sadly the new WPA2 security spec won't make your wireless LAN invulnerable Here's some good news - the Wi-Fi Protected Access 2 (WPA2) spec is finally with us, and the Wi-Fi Alliance has begun certifying compliant products. "Hurrah," I hear you shout, "finally we can have secure wireless networks."
Now the bad news; starting with the fact that WPA2 is not so much a standard as an interoperability stamp for wireless encryption and authentication technologies conform......
[more] AirMagnet Revamps, Renames Flagship Product WLAN security company AirMagnet is changing the name of its flagship product reflecting increased adoption by enterprises. Formerly known as AirMagnet Distributed, the newly dubbed AirMagnet Enterprise 5.0 also introduces security features tailored to network managers.
Feature upgrades include automated intrusion detection, 3-D rogue-AP control and government policy compliance tools.
After taking a poll, the Sunnyvale, Calif.-based AirMagnet decide......
[more] Business frets over wireless security There is no question that a number of the new mobile solutions that are being developed could help many business processes function more efficiently. The results of a recent survey, carried out at an executive briefing held by IT consulting services and solutions provider C&C Technology, sheds some light onto the perceived advantages of wireless working and some major concerns regarding these solutions.
Perhaps unsurprisingly, wireless network security......
[more] WLAN Security Adoption Still Trailing Despite Widespread Use of Wireless in the Workplace Around 70 percent of British organisations are either already using or planning to use wireless connectivity as part of everyday business. Yet security remains top of the list when it comes to wireless networking concerns, with more than a third of companies admitting that they would have no way of knowing if their wireless security measures were breached. These are some of the main findings of an independ......
[more] UK firms wide open to wireless attack Two-thirds of companies failing to take Wi-Fi and Bluetooth security seriously Most large UK companies are leaving their networks open to attack by failing to take wireless security seriously, newly released research has claimed.
A survey of 81 large UK companies found that 68 per cent of respondents displayed "an alarming lack of urgency in securing computer networks against wireless risks".
According to the study by wireless firm Red-M, 45 per cent of th......
[more] AirMagnet polarizes wireless monitoring debate Two access points and a scanner on one chip. Wireless security specialist AirMagnet reckons it can settle a rumbling dispute in the Wi-Fi world, by offering a box that combines two access points with a full-time wireless monitor. The new device, based on multi-channel silicon from Engim, could find its way into other vendors' Wi-Fi systems next year.
AirMagnet - along with other specialists such as AirDefense - sells security products that use sta......
[more] Access all areas Doubts about security have long discouraged many firms from deploying mobile computing. But wireless technology has moved on When many companies find it hard enough to control the IT use of office-based employees, how do you convince them that giving staff remote access is a good idea?
This is the dilemma that faces all notebook, wireless networking and remote-management software manufacturers and resellers. There are a lot of variables to consider. The process of providing a m......
[more] Why standards are important for wireless security Industry standards play a critical role in R&D, product development and marketing initiatives which in turn help organizations meet their business objectives. Standards simplify product development and reduce non-value-adding costs, thereby increasing a user's ability to compare competing products. Standards also represent fundamental building blocks for international trade and communications.
Successful businesses benefit from standards both......
[more] AirMagnet Receives Funding From Intel Communications Fund AirMagnet, the leader in wireless LAN (WLAN) security and performance solutions, today announced that it is receiving an investment from Intel Communications Fund. This investment will be used to help expand the company's solutions to manage wireless in the mobile enterprise. As one of its first projects, AirMagnet will implement its Enterprise SmartSensor software on Intel® based Access Point (AP) reference platforms, starting with the......
[more] F-Secure Grew Faster Than All The Other Antivirus Vendors On The Market F-Secure is again the fastest growing antivirus company in the world with an antivirus and intrusion prevention revenue growth rate of 50% for the whole year of 2004 F-Secure has again proven to be the fastest of the AV companies: fastest in growth, and fastest in responding to new viruses and threats. The reliability of the company's protection service is being matched by sustained financial performance with revenues of 12......
[more] Many Wireless Security Breaches Reported At Security Conference There were 32 "Evil Twin" attacks and many other types of security breaches aimed at Wi-Fi users of the recently-concluded RSA security conference, wireless security vendor AirDefense claimed Thursday.
In an Evil Twin attack, hackers set up bogus access points and try to get nearby wireless users to log on either. Then, they can steal information that the user transmits The use of this method of attack marks a significant shift......
[more] AirMagnet to complete a comprehensive Wireless solution for the US Government AirMagnet, Inc., announced today its participation in iGov's one-of-a-kind, turnkey, secure wireless networking solution that ensures interoperability among multiple wireless technologies and the wired network. iGov's new comprehensive solution, iSolutions for Wireless, combines sales, marketing, and engineering resources from 10 partners, including AirMagnet, that iGov has identified as industry leaders within the Fe......
[more] Isle of Wight Council Secures Wireless Network With AirMagnet AirMagnet Mobile suite allows flexible monitoring and maintenance of WLAN performance The Isle of Wight Council has announced it is using AirMagnet wireless security and performance tools to routinely and accurately monitor its wireless network (WLAN) for fault finding and performance issues. The AirMagnet Mobile suite, consisting of AirMagnet Laptop Analyzer and AirMagnet Handheld Analyzer, provides the Council with an effective way......
[more] Wireless security still lax Report finds 36 per cent of the City's wireless networks left open to attack More than a third of businesses using wireless networks in the City of London are overlooking basic security, leaving themselves exposed to drive-by hackers.
The fourth annual Wireless Security Survey of London shows the number of wireless local area networks (WLans) increased by 62 per cent in 2004, with access points rising from 1,078 to 1,751.
But the research, conducted by security spec......
[more] AirMagnet Supports RSA's Security's Wireless Survey in San Francisco's Bustling Financial District RSA Security Arms Itself with AirMagnet to Demonstrate Critical Wireless Security Breaches on Local Television AirMagnet, the leader in wireless LAN (WLAN) security and performance solutions, today announced that its security monitoring tools will be used by RSA Security, an AirMagnet customer, to illustrate vulnerabilities in wireless networks in San Francisco's financial district. RSA Security re......
[more] Microsoft finally acknowledges wi-fi security standard Year's delay - but Window XP supports WPA2 Microsoft has released native support for the IEEE 802.11i wireless security specification in Windows XP and its variants, nearly a year after the standard's ratification. The update, made available on Friday, gives Windows compatibility with WPA2 - the certification based on 802.11i - as well as a standard designed to help laptops connect to secure public hotspots.
The Wi-Fi Alliance's WPA2 is de......
[more] CyberGuard launches wireless security appliance for SMEs CyberGuard Corporation has announced a new all-in-one wireless workgroup security and data access appliance, the CyberGuard SG565, designed to secure the wireless and wired local area networks of small and medium-sized enterprises.
Unifying defences to combat blended threats via a single device combining firewall, intrusion prevention and gateway anti-virus is quickly becoming a requirement for small and medium-sized businesses. CyberGua......
[more] Feds botch wireless security Federal agencies in the US are leaving their wireless networks open to attack by not implementing key security measures, according to a report issued by the Government Accountability Office (GAO) on Tuesday.
Wireless networks – also known as Wi-Fi or Wireless Local Area Networks or WLANs – can fall victim to malicious hacking techniques, from eavesdropping on company or agency secrets to computer network disruption and the launching of denial of service attacks.
S......
[more] PatchLink Announces Worlds First Integrated Solution for Wireless Phones & PDA Patch Management PatchLink Corporation, the leading provider of security patch, vulnerability and compliancy management software, solutions, and services, today announced it has integrated the security management of wireless smartphones and PDA devices into its award-winning, advanced, and multi-platform PatchLink Update software. In addition, PatchLink has established a new Wireless Division to support its ongoing w......
[more] Wi-Fi Still A Corporate Risk As the speed of business continues to accelerate all over the world, the strategic advantages of constantly connected employees also present some high-risk problems for corporate America.
Experts say the risks are growing because computer networks are increasingly being patched together through the Internet, with more entry points into the system than ever before. Laptops, PDAs, Wi-Fi hotspots and even cell phones form a loose-knit circle of methods to accesses th......
[more] Distributed Wireless Security Monitors - Time to Tighten the Wireless Net Network Computing perform an exhaustive review of these specialised overlay systems that provide wire-side and wireless rogue-device detection, RF interference and intrusion-detection capabilities as well as user and performance monitoring in the 2.4-GHz and 5-GHz ranges. Last time around, we evaluated the beta 4.0 release; now, just 15 months later, Enterprise has been upped to version 5.2. At first glance, the product lo......
[more] AirMagnet Enterprise Wins Second Consecutive Network Computing Editor's Choice Award AirMagnet, the leader in wireless LAN (WLAN) security and performance solutions, today announced that CMP Media LLC's Network Computing named AirMagnet Enterprise as the Editor's Choice of Distributed Wireless Security Monitors for the second consecutive year. AirMagnet Enterprise 5.2 bested competing products from AirDefense, Network Chemistry, AirTight and Highwall in a thorough evaluation performed by the ma......
[more] Wireless Noise Hampers DefCon A team of wireless security and performance specialists from AirMagnet today
reported their findings after spending the weekend monitoring wireless network
traffic at DefCon, the self-described "convention for underground hackers." A
representative from the AirMagnet group noted with some surprise that RF
interference from non-Wi-Fi devices seemed to pose the greatest threat to the
conference's wireless networks.
"The wireless attacks we saw--jamming,
de-au......
[more] The Case of the Stolen Wi-Fi Whether you're unwittingly sharing your wireless LAN or poaching, be aware of the risks. Benjamin Smith III and Gregory Straszkiewicz both were arrested for allegedly stealing something no one could see, hear, or feel. That thing was valuable enough for victims to press charges in both cases. But the arrests were over something many consumers throw out their windows every day: a Wi-Fi signal.
The idea of a police car roaring down the street to catch a roving "Doom"......
[more] AirMagnet Ruggedized Sensors Extend Wireless Security Perimeter Beyond Building Walls AirMagnet, the leader in wireless LAN (WLAN) security and performance solutions, today introduced a new line of ruggedized sensors designed for outdoor and hazardous use -- allowing enterprises to extend a wireless security "perimeter" well beyond building walls. These waterproof, hardened SmartEdge sensors can scan for suspicious wireless activity both indoors and outdoors and are ideal for customers needing......
[more] AirMagnet to Host Webinar on Wireless LAN Security and Compliance AirMagnet, the leader in wireless LAN security and performance solutions, will host a webinar on "Security and Policy Compliance for Wireless LANs" at 11:00 a.m. PST on Tuesday, Nov. 15. The webinar will also feature presentations from analyst firm Forrester Research and enterprise wireless security provider Fortress Technologies.
Forrester analyst Paul Stamp, along with David Aylesworth, director of product management for Fortr......
[more] McAfee president jumps to Websense McAfee President Gene Hodges has resigned to take the chief executive post at rival security company Websense, the companies announced separately Tuesday. Hodges, whose resignation is effective immediately, marks the latest case of a high-level executive jumping to a competitor. Websense provides Web-filtering security software, while McAfee, predominately known as an antivirus company, has been rapidly expanding its footprint into new areas of the security ma......
[more] Windows Wireless Flaw Found Microsoft Windows is under the scanner for security-related issues... once again.
At "ShmooCon," the annual US hacker conference held in Washington DC, a vulnerability in wireless laptop software was high-lighted.
Mark Loveless aka "Simple Nomad," senior security researcher, Vernier Threat Labs, and self-confessed hacker, revealed the wireless security flaw which has the potential to affect any laptop running a recent version of the Microsoft Windows operating sy......
[more] AirMagnet Sweeps Network Security Category of SC Magazine Awards SC Magazine has selected AirMagnet Enterprise 6.0 as the Best Wireless Security Solution and overall Best Network Security Solution in its 2006 Reader Trust Awards. This is the second major award in the past several months in which voters chose AirMagnet ahead of its leading competitors in the enterprise wireless intrusion detection and prevention systems space.
SC Magazine staff, along with a panel of informational security pro......
[more] Security fears over London's blanket Wi-Fi Security company McAfee on Tuesday raised security concerns over the City of London's plan to install a Wi-Fi network throughout the Square Mile. The system will be constructed by The Cloud, and should give most of The City's workers always-on wireless access within six months.The Wi-Fi network will be installed in existing street furniture including lamp posts and street signs, and will "allow City workers and visitors with Wi-Fi enabled devices......
[more] AirMagnet Achieves Three Industry "Firsts" in Wireless Security and Performance Monitoring AirMagnet Inc., the leader in wireless LAN (WLAN) security and performance solutions, announced version 7.0 of its flagship Enterprise product, which earlier this month was named one of Information Security's Products of the Year, and two weeks ago was named Best Wireless Security Solution and Best Overall Network Security Solution of 2005 by SC Magazine. The new AirMagnet Enterprise is the world's first......
[more] 802.11w fills wireless security holes IEEE 802.11i, the standard behind Wi-Fi Protected Access and WPA 2, patched the holes in the original Wired Equivalent Privacy specification by introducing new cryptographic algorithms to protect data traveling across a wireless network. Now, the 802.11w task group is looking at extending the protection beyond data to management frames, which perform the core operations of a network. Traditionally, management frames did not contain sensitive information and......
[more] Security giants converge on London Over 10,000 attendees will descend on 300 exhibition stalls at the annual Infosecurity conference in Olympia which kicks off tomorrow.Hot on the agenda will be the final results of the DTI's biannual UK IT crime survey, one of the most extensive of its type.Preliminary results look mixed; progress is being made but, in areas like identity management and wireless security, there is still a long way to go.The government will also be pushing for stronger measures......
[more] 802.11n works - and could be extended While the delivery of draft 802.11n products may be controversial, Broadcom has shown that its Intesi-fi draft 802.11n fast wireless chipset works - and promised it would upgrade to the standard. At the Wireless Event in London this week, the company showed a Buffalo access point achieving 120 Mbit/s actual throughput, supporting two TV streams, one of which was high-definition. "It will be a firmware upgrade to full 802.11n," said Gordon Lindsay,......
[more] Rogue hotspots offer rich pickings for hackers Criminals are setting up temporary wireless access points designed to look like the genuine article in order to capture confidential information, according to security firm RSA. The company warned that rogue hotspots could provide the latest platform for identity theft, and cited a test system built by Capgemini UK as a proof-of-concept."Rogue hotspots currently constitute one of the most serious and most likely vehicles for wireless sec......
[more] Wireless security "inadequate" in companies The adoption of wireless hotspots within the enterprise is growing fast, though there are concerns too little is being done to secure them.Deployment of wireless networks is set to increase in 64 per cent of businesses over the next year, research from analyst Gartner suggests, as 44 per cent of respondents said mobility will improve productivity.One-fifth (21 per cent) of respondents said the primary reason this will happen is to access places that a......
[more] Companies to expand WLANs despite nagging security fears Almost two-thirds of all businesses plan to expand wireless LAN (WLAN) deployments over the next 12 months, but many still have questions about how to secure and manage growing numbers of wireless connections, according to analysts.A survey of 200 global networking and business technology organisations conducted by analyst company Gartner late last year found 44 percent were banking on WLANs to improve staff productivity and mobility.A fu......
[more] Show scaremongers the red card Like the England football team crashing out of the World Cup on penalties, stories about inadequate security in enterprise networks are entirely predictable in summer months that offer little else in the way of networking technology news to catch the attention.Most tales of protective impotence are perpetuated by security vendors themselves, eager to embarrass or coerce network managers into applying more effort to the task of fixing the perceived problem or play......
[more] AirMagnet Achieves Key Milestone With 5,000th Customer AirMagnet Inc., the award-winning leader in wireless network assurance, announced that its continued traction in wireless security, performance monitoring and compliance reporting has led the company to recently surpass the 5,000 customer mark, a wealth of customers nearly 10 times that of its next closest competitor. AirMagnet's continued innovation in creating products designed to survey, secure and monitor such cutting-edge technologies......
[more] WiFi to cover London’s Square Mile London's Square Mile financial district will have near total WiFi coverage by the end of this year.The wireless network will be installed in street furniture such as lampposts and street signs. The City of London Corporation, which commissioned the network, says it will be the first of its kind in the world with full roaming capability.Traditional wireless links comprise standalone hotspots, but the City's new platform will be a mesh network that enables conti......
[more] Hacker conference shows Wi-Fi woes This year's DEFCON was a lively one for wireless security. Probably the most significant event in the wireless realm was Johnny "Cache" Ellch's and David Maynor's presentation on wireless driver vulnerabilities. This talk was presented at Blackhat by the duo a couple days earlier For those who were skeptical about what a vulnerability in a wireless driver can allow, the demonstration proved to be an eye opener. In the demonstration Maynor was able to......
[more] SnapGear Awarded CRN Test Center's "Recommended" for Securing Wired and Wireless Access for SMEs Secure Computing Corporation, the experts in securing connections between people, applications and networks, today announced that Computer Reseller News (CRN) has awarded the "CRN Test Center Recommended" designation to the SnapGear SG565. The review praises the SG565 for delivering an exceptional all-in-one appliance that secures both wired and wireless access for small- and medium-sized......
[more] Your next wireless security problem Just when you think you've got the network locked down ... Recently, I've had the dry task of telling an increasing number of executives that their organizations' wireless networks are relatively well protected -- that during an assessment, it wasn't possible to attach to, or make any serious dent in the availability of, the network without exceeding the bounds of a reasonable threat model. Does this mean all's well in the wireless world? Not at all. We're mer......
[more] Wireless Security: The Standards Are Out There But not all enterprises are embracing them - yet That's the take of new research from market watcher In-Stat, which says the actual usage of strong security mechanisms in enterprise WLAN deployments continues to lag -- in spite of the ratification and availability of key wireless standards. The good news, In-Stat researchers say, is that this situation should soon change, mostly because enterprises are becoming increasingly dependent on wireless and......
[more] Weigh the pros and cons of VoIP over wireless Voice over IP (VoIP) technology allows companies to cut the telco cord and make phone calls over the internet. Now, with VoIP over wireless - also called VoW, VoWiFi, wVoIP, and a number of other acronyms - organisations can cut all the cords. Numerous vendors are offering Wi-Fi IP phones that operate on the same 802.11 technologies used for wireless networks.According to a study from Infonetics Research, sales of Wi-Fi IP phones will likely reach $3......
[more] Websense Wireless software protects minors from inappropriate Internet content Websense Wireless has unveiled new software that allows wireless operators and service providers to provide advanced security features to protect both end-users and the network from malicious Web content and to adhere to regulatory, industry and government regulations designed to protect minors from inappropriate Internet content.The new software - the Websense Wireless URL Categorization Engine - allows operato......
[more] Wireless security cracked in a minute German researchers demonstrate new technique to break Wep-protected networks in 60 seconds. The security found in most wireless access points can now be cracked in under a minute, cryptographic researchers found.Erik Tews, Andrei Pychkine and Ralf-Philipp Weinmann at the cryptography and computer algebra group at the Technical University Darmstadt in Germany found that by refining and applying a form of attack against Wired Equivalent Privacy (Wep) developed......
[more] Quarter of UK firms have no wireless security policy Survey finds that 26 per cent of organisations fail to govern security of wireless access for staff. A quarter of UK companies fail to enforce a security policy governing the use of wireless networks, according to new research.The study of 320 companies, carried out by Infosecurity Europe, found that 26 per cent of organisations do not enforce a wireless security policy. Additional interviews with 20 chief security officers in large UK enterpr......
[more] Warning over rogue wi-fi security risk Rogue and insecure wi-fi access points are increasingly posing a threat to the security of corporate networks.One of the main worries about wireless security is users unwittingly accessing insecure or malicious wireless networks when they are out of the office, according to a survey this week. And 10 out of the 12-strong silicon.com CIO Jury IT user panel agreed that wi-fi security is a major concern.Gavin Whatrup, group IT director at marketing services c......
[more] Preview: Infosecurity Europe 2007 IT security professionals, policemen and politicians will all be flocking to the largest annual security event in Europe this week. On Tuesday, Infosecurity Europe 2007 will kick off at the exhibition hall at London's Kensington Olympia. With over 330 exhibitors, 150 of whom will be showcasing new products, this year's show promises to be as lively as ever. In the opening keynote, Lord Broers will discuss the results of the House of Lords Science and Technology......
[more] FBI issues wireless security warning The FBI has issued a warning telling wireless network users to ‘make sure you've got the best possible security measures in place. And don't delay.' The FBI says that it has ‘recently learned that the basic protection against intruders - Wireless Encryption Protocol, or WEP - is increasingly vulnerable to accomplished hackers.' This information came from one of the members of the FBI's longstanding InfraGard program, which brings together public......
[more] Wireless security: Balancing act Organisations need to weigh the convenience of wireless networking against the risks to the integrity of their IT systems. Steve Gold reports.A quick glance around any high-street IT store will reveal that wireless networking - commonly referred to as WiFi - has taken off in a big way. It's now possible to buy a data-accelerated 802.11g WiFi-enabled broadband router for around £50.Suddenly it's possible for an employee of even smaller firms to go out and b......
[more] AirMagnet Enterprise Receives SC Magazine's 5-Star and 'Recommended' Awards AirMagnet Inc., the award-winning leader in wireless network assurance solutions, today announced that SC Magazine has given AirMagnet Enterprise 7.5 its "Recommended Award" in a comparative group test of wireless security management products (Group Test: Wireless Security, May 2007, SC Magazine). AirMagnet Enterprise received a five star rating and a perfect score in categories including features, performance......
[more] Wireless security 2007 Unraveling the confusion about wireless standards is no mean feat. Justin Peltier takes a look at the latest crop of products in the field of wireless security management.Wireless networks are not about to go away any time soon. The convenience of losing the copper tether and gaining the ability to roam from one end of a campus to another without re-authenticating is just too practical. In the earlier days of wireless networks, the security controls were riddled with flaw......
[more] London wireless use rockets Take-up exceeds New York levels and access point security improves The availability of wireless networks in central London has increased 160 per cent in the past year, over three times more than the growth experienced in New York.The sixth annual Wireless Security Survey of London, commissioned by security vendor RSA, also finds that the security of access points has improved in the past 12 months.The capital now has 7,130 access points, putting it ahead of New York f......
[more] More Wireless, Not Enough Security Since 2002, RSA, the security division of EMC (Quote), 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,&q......
[more] City ignoring Wi-Fi risks London firms are still using insecure wireless encryption Revelations earlier this year that poor wireless security contributed to the theft of 45 million credit card numbers at US retailer TJ Maxx increased calls for firms to abandon Wired Equivalent Privacy (WEP), the protocol found to be at fault. But a recent survey of London's wireless infrastructure by RSA suggests WEP use remains widespread, and this is despite a new payment card industry (PCI) standard requiring......
[more] Performance is part of the Wi-Fi puzzle Aruba's acquisition of Network Chemistry, has brought the Wi-Fi security space into view, by reducing it from four main competitors to three. Or should that be from three to two? Commentators have tended to lump together Network Chemistry and the three "Airheads", AirTight, AirDefense and AirMagnet, but one of the four may already be moving has always been a bit different - at least that was the view of AirMagnet's co-founder and chief technolog......
[more] Wireless Protocols Learning Guide Ensuring wireless security can still be a big hold-up to the actual deployment or the continued use of a wireless network in the enterprise. This section of the Wireless Protocols Learning Guide covers monitoring and security policies for a wireless network in addition to a discussion of available tools and configurations that enhance wireless security. WLAN technology deployments have increased, and federal regulations (such as HIPAA, Sarbanes Oxley and Gramm-L......
[more] AirMagnet Enterprise 8.0 Revolutionises Wireless IDS Intelligence fAirMagnet Inc., the leader in security, performance and compliance solutions for wireless LANs, announced a major new release of its award-winning AirMagnet Enterprise, the industry's premier solution for continuous wireless LAN security and management. Enterprise 8.0 is packed with new capabilities that allow customers to provide better protection for their wireless environments and to do so more efficiently. The system detects......
[more] Cafe Latte attack steals data from Wi-Fi users If you use a secure wireless network, hackers may be able to steal data from your computer in the time it takes to have a cup of coffee. At the Toorcon hacking conference in San Diego this coming weekend, security researcher Vivek Ramachandran, will demonstrate a technique he's developed to attack laptops that use the WEP (Wired Equivalent Privacy) encryption system to log on to secure wireless networks. Developed in the late 1990s, WEP was the def......
[more] Hackers zero in on wireless hotspots YOU'VE got ten minutes until you need to leave for the airport, but you just have to send out that e-mail containing this month's sales figures. Dashing up the street in search of a taxi, you spot the magic words "wireless hotspot" in a café window. The figures are sensitive, but the café is almost empty. You sit down, facing your laptop screen away from the few others in the room and log on. Safe as houses. Or not? Richard Rushing, c......
[more] WEP destroyed by new client hack It was cracked long ago, but still hacks for the discredited WEP wireless security protocol keep coming.The latest one to be uncovered is the work of AirTight Networks' researchers Vivek Ramachandran and MD Sohail Ahmad, and was demonstrated at last weekend's Toorcon9 conference. Aided by flaws in the Windows Wi-Fi stack, the new attack involves coaxing an isolated Windows laptop into sending back ARP packets in response to a barrage of the same from the attacki......
[more] Improved security 'necessary' for wireless users Wireless broadband users have been urged to update the security settings on their devices in order to stop attacks on their systems.While the default settings on a laptop or Blackberry enable wireless broadband users to access sites safely, the threat of intruders into systems should spur users into better defending against attacks, the National Computing Centre (NCC) has said.By changing passwords and SSID codes, potential thieves can be stopped......
[more] Creating value from wireless security Mike Hong, product marketing manager at Foundry Networks, explains how to get the best value from selling wireless security beyond 802.11i For resellers advising their customers on security for wireless networks, it is important to be aware of the threats that exist and what current technology can do to protect against them. In 2004 the IEEE standards association ratified IEEE 802.11i - a set of standards designed to provide the strongest possible encryption......
[more] Wireless network analysers: detect and alert users to intrusions Concilium Technologies has introduced the latest version of AirMagnet's wireless security and performance troubleshooting solution, the Laptop Analyzer, to the local market. The solution provides a management and security facility for Wi-Fi networks which automatically detects and alerts the user to wireless intrusions, infiltration attempts and hijacking strategies.Supporting the Laptop Analyzer is the AirWISE engine which provide......
[more] Retail Wi-Fi Wide Open to Hackers, Study Finds A study has discovered that while retailers are physically securing their businesses to prevent theft, they are not taking the same precautions with their wireless security. The "2007 Retail Shopping Wireless Security Survey" conducted by AirDefense, tested the wireless "perimeters" of 3,000 shops across the United States and parts of Europe. It discovered that of 2,500 wireless devices such as laptops, hand-helds, and barcode sc......
[more] Wi-Fi security still too complicated, expert claims Although the 802.1x access protocol is a must for wireless network security, companies rarely use it and thus leave the door open for hackers, according to Robert Lamprecht, IT advisory supervisor at KPMG. The protocol lets users on either wireless or wired local networks set up a connection and prevents others from accessing the port they are trying to use if authentication fails."With 802.1x, unauthorized users can't get access to your......
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