AirDefense Hosts Educational Wireless Security Webcast Tuesday, May 13 on Combating Organized Crime."What Hackers Know That You Don't" Webcast Highlights Best Practices and Customer Case Studies ATLANTA -- AirDefense, the innovator that launched the wireless LAN security One issue with corporate wireless networks in general, and WLANs in particular, involves the need for security. Many early access points could not discern whether or not a particular user had authorization to access the network. market, today announced it will host a 90-minute educational Webcast titled 'What Hackers Know That You Don't: Wireless Edition The Advent of Organized Crime & How to Fight it' Tuesday, May 13, 2:00-3:30 p.m. ET. Learn from AirDefense's Dr. Amit Sinha, chief technology officer, David Thomas, vice president, product management and Jason Voshell, manager, enterprise security, Textron, about real-world approaches for ensuring bullet-proof security. For more information and to register, log onto: http://www.airdefense.net/webcasts/edition/index.php. As the demand for wireless access has increased by the growth of mobile computing Using a computing device while in transit. Mobile computing implies wireless transmission, but wireless transmission does not necessarily imply mobile computing. Fixed wireless applications use satellites, radio systems and lasers to transmit between permanent objects such as buildings devices, a new generation of hackers who specialize in inventing and deploying new methods of hijacking hijacking Crime of seizing possession or control of a vehicle from another by force or threat of force. Although by the late 20th century hijacking most frequently involved the seizure of an airplane and its forcible diversion to destinations chosen by the air pirates, when wireless communications wireless communications System using radio-frequency, infrared, microwave, or other types of electromagnetic or acoustic waves in place of wires, cables, or fibre optics to transmit signals or data. is visible. With this new era of enhanced mobility and greater network access, there is an increased need of security for business-critical wireless networks. During the Webcast, participants will learn about the various layers of security needed for successful and secure wireless deployments, including authentication (1) Verifying the integrity of a transmitted message. See message integrity, e-mail authentication and MAC. (2) Verifying the identity of a user logging into a network. , encryption The reversible transformation of data from the original (the plaintext) to a difficult-to-interpret format (the ciphertext) as a mechanism for protecting its confidentiality, integrity and sometimes its authenticity. Encryption uses an encryption algorithm and one or more encryption keys. and wireless monitoring. In addition, several customer case studies will be highlighted, emphasizing common mistakes and successful WLAN See wireless LAN. WLAN - wireless local area network deployments. In addition, AirDefense and Textron executives will discuss the latest tools used by hackers who attack these mobile devices and networks and why VPNs, encryption and authentication are not enough to secure a network because of the link between organized crime and wireless. The session will conclude with a question and answer discussion. About AirDefense AirDefense is the market leader in anywhere, anytime wireless security. The company is trusted by more Fortune 500 companies, healthcare organizations and high-security government agencies for enterprise wireless protection than any other company. AirDefense products provide the most advanced solutions for rogue wireless detection, policy enforcement and intrusion prevention See IPS and IDS. , both inside and outside an organization's physical locations and wired networks. Common Criteria-certified, AirDefense enterprise-class products scale to support single offices as well as organizations with hundreds of locations around the globe. Founded in 2001, AirDefense is based in Atlanta, GA, and serves 700 government agencies and blue chip corporations. For more information, please visit http://www.airdefense.net or call 770.663.8115. |
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