AirDefense and Trapeze Networks to Host Free Nationwide City Seminar Series on Wireless Intrusion Prevention; Next-Generation Wireless LAN Attacks and Defenses Demonstrated; Latest Security Measures for WLAN Protection Unveiled.ATLANTA Atlanta (ətlăn`tə, ăt–), city (1990 pop. 394,017), state capital and seat of Fulton co., NW Ga., on the Chattahoochee R. and Peachtree Creek, near the Appalachian foothills; inc. 1847. -- 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, and Trapeze Networks(TM), the award-winning provider of the wireless LAN A local area network that transmits over the air typically in the 2.4 GHz or 5 GHz unlicensed frequency band. It does not require line of sight between sender and receiver. Wireless base stations (access points) are wired to an Ethernet network and transmit a radio frequency over an area (WLAN See wireless LAN. WLAN - wireless local area network ) Mobility System(TM), today announced they will jointly host a series of free nationwide city seminars beginning Tuesday, September 12 in Washington, DC. The first seminar will be held at the Grand Hyatt Washington with registration beginning at 8:00 AM on September 12. Experts, including Dr. Amit Sinha, chief technology officer of AirDefense; Richard Rushing
Richard Rush (August 29, 1780 – July 30, 1859) was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. , chief security officer of AirDefense; David Thomas (language) Thomas - A language compatible with the language Dylan(TM). Thomas is NOT Dylan(TM). The first public release of a translator to Scheme by Matt Birkholz, Jim Miller, and Ron Weiss, written at Digital Equipment Corporation's Cambridge Research Laboratory runs , vice president of product management at AirDefense; and Roy Gignac, director of product management at Trapeze Networks, will explore with participants the next generation of wireless security vulnerabilities and ways enterprises can protect their networks in this increasingly wireless world. "As more companies deploy wireless LANs to increase employee productivity and mobility, hackers are keeping pace and finding new ways to break into corporate networks in order to seize seize v. To exhibit symptoms of seizure activity, usually with convulsions. sensitive proprietary information," according to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. Sinha. "Our nationwide seminar series is a must for anyone responsible for securing a wireless LAN or those organizations currently in the design and development phase with a rollout coming soon."
Seminar Agenda
-- Wireless Networks - The New Attack Frontier
-- Next-Generation Vulnerabilities and Risks - Edition 2006
-- Municipal Wi-Fi networks, wireless phishing & other mobile
worker security threats
-- Stamp out Rogue Wireless LANs
-- Five approaches to detecting rogue WLAN devices
-- Analyze, locate and terminate rogue WLANs
-- Integrated Approach to Wireless Security
-- Best-of-breed infrastructure + best-of-breed IPS = Complete
'Peace of Mind'
-- Defining and enforcing WLAN security and regulatory policy
-- Extending wireless protection to mobile workers
-- Live Hack and Attack Demonstrations
-- Station MAC Address Spoofing; WEP Demo; Denial of Service
attacks; Evil Twin Attack; AP MAC Address Spoofing; Convert
your laptop into a Soft AP; Configure a laptop in ad hoc mode;
What NetStumbler can detect and what it can't; How Kismet
detects more APs than NetStumbler; Is your organization a hot
spot?
-- Question and Answer Session
Seminar series dates and cities:
-- Tuesday, September 12 Washington, DC
-- Wednesday, September 13 New York, NY
-- Tuesday, September 19 Minneapolis, MN
-- Wednesday, September 20 Charlotte, NC
-- Thursday, September 21 Miami, FL
-- Tuesday, September 26 Chicago, IL
-- Wednesday, September 27 Detroit, MI
-- Thursday, September 28 Dallas, TX
-- Tuesday, November 7 Phoenix, AZ
-- Thursday, November 9 Seattle, WA
For more information and to register for this free seminar series, visit http://www.airdefense.net/seminars/index.php. About AirDefense AirDefense, the market leader in anywhere, anytime wireless security and monitoring, is trusted by more Fortune 500 companies, healthcare organizations and high-security government agencies for enterprise wireless protection. AirDefense products provide the most advanced solutions for rogue Rogue, river, c.200 mi (320 km) long, rising in SW Oreg., in the Cascade Range N of Crater Lake. It flows southwest and west through a fertile valley (noted for its orchard fruits) and then across the Coast Range to the Pacific Ocean at Gold Beach. 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 Alpharetta, GA, and serves hundreds of government agencies and blue chip corporations. For more information, please visit http://www.airdefense.net or call 770.663.8115. |
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