Bluesocket Announces RF Monitoring and Intrusion Protection System for WLANs.BURLINGTON, Mass. -- BlueSecure detects Rogue APs and Devices, enforces WLAN See wireless LAN. WLAN - wireless local area network usage policies and reports on Wi-Fi attacks Bluesocket, Inc. (www.bluesocket.com), the leading vendor of products that secure and manage Wi-Fi networks, today announced BlueSecure (tm), a dedicated 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 monitoring and intrusion protection system to protect an organization's network from wireless-based attacks. BlueSecure Intrusion Protection System includes a server platform (BlueSecure Server) that provides WLAN administrators with an intuitive management interface to view all user activities, neighboring neigh·bor n. 1. One who lives near or next to another. 2. A person, place, or thing adjacent to or located near another. 3. A fellow human. 4. Used as a form of familiar address. v. wireless LANs, rogue or unauthorized Access Points, outside threats posed by "war driving", and advanced correlation to detect wireless attacks. The BlueSecure Server works with the BlueSecure RF Sensor, a purpose-built radio frequency (RF) listening device that supports 802.11 b/a/g as an overlay to enterprises with or without an existing WLAN. BlueSecure is vendor-agnostic, working with any vendor APs or Wi-Fi client devices so that no changes to existing wireless or wired infrastructure are required. "As with Bluesocket's family of Wireless Gateways, BlueSecure interoperates with all WLAN vendors and protocols and provides a proactive approach to RF security monitoring and intrusion protection", said Richard Webb, wireless LAN analyst at Infonetics Research. "Adding RF security to its portfolio nicely complements Bluesocket's leadership position in WLAN security and management solutions, making for a compelling value proposition for enterprise WLAN deployments. BlueSecure's approach to wireless intrusion protection is based on finding wireless risks before hackers do, so vulnerabilities can be eliminated before they are exploited. The system economically distributes RF sensing capabilities over an entire physical environment to continually check for rogue wireless devices, vulnerabilities due to mis-configurations or mis-implementations, and best-practice policy violations. The system detects all types of wireless intrusions, including war-driving attacks, denial of service attacks An assault on a network that floods it with so many additional requests that regular traffic is either slowed or completely interrupted. Unlike a virus or worm, which can cause severe damage to databases, a denial of service attack interrupts network service for some period. (DoS), impersonation Impersonation Patroclus wore the armor of Achilles against the Trojans to encourage the disheartened Greeks. [Gk. Lit.: Iliad] Prisoner of Zenda, The attacks, and the use of automated attack tools. Additional capabilities include advanced traffic analysis for security forensics See computer forensics. , performance analysis and the diagnosis of network health problems. "BlueSecure enables Wi-Fi administrators -- whether Bluesocket customers or not - to fully control their airwaves, gaining protection from wireless LAN vulnerabilities, unauthorized APs, intrusions, denial-of-service attacks and other anomalies," said Bob Darabant, Bluesocket's VP of worldwide sales. "With 700 customers in more than 45 countries, Bluesocket aims to leverage its global leadership to provide comprehensive wireless security and policy-based solutions targeting healthcare, enterprise and government deployments." Pricing and Availability BlueSecure Intrusion Protection System will be available in August from Bluesocket authorized partners and resellers/VARs. The 802.11 b/a/g RF Sensor is priced at $695, and the BlueSecure Server is $2,995. Attractive Wireless Gateway and Sensor bundles will also be available in August starting at $7,750. The BlueSecure RF Security solution extends Bluesocket's recently announced IDS capabilities with its Version 4.0 software for enterprise 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. and management services. Bluesocket's new Version 4.0 functionality contains key features required by large enterprises to enable successful rollouts of Wi-Fi gear. Among those are new capabilities around IDS/worm protection that automatically monitor the network for anomalies in user behavior. Unlike signature-based tools or OS specific scanners, Version 4 implements real-time monitoring of Wi-Fi users' data to detect malicious traffic based on the users' actual behavior without requiring any client-side software. Additionally, Bluesocket Wireless Gateways now provide enhanced user to AP monitoring for Cisco APs and also has added support for Cisco Discovery Protocol The Cisco Discovery Protocol (CDP) is a proprietary layer 2 network protocol developed by Cisco Systems which runs on most Cisco and HP equipment and is used to share information about other directly connected Cisco equipment such as the operating system version and IP address. (CDP CDP (cytidine diphosphate): see cytosine. (1) (Certificate in Data Processing) An earlier award for the successful completion of an examination in hardware, software, systems analysis, programming, management and accounting, ), thus offering superior integration into existing Cisco-based networks. About Bluesocket Founded in 1999, Bluesocket, Inc. is a leading manufacturer of systems to control and secure wireless local area networks (WLANs) for enterprises, institutions and public access venues in 45 countries worldwide. Thousands of Bluesocket Wireless Gateways are deployed by enterprises including the National Security Agency, Lehman Brothers Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. (NYSE: LEH), founded in 1850, is a diversified, global financial services firm. It is a participant in investment banking, equity and fixed income sales, research and trading, investment management, private equity, and private banking. , University of California The University of California has a combined student body of more than 191,000 students, over 1,340,000 living alumni, and a combined systemwide and campus endowment of just over $7.3 billion (8th largest in the United States). , Parker Hannifin Parker Hannifin Corporation (originally Parker Appliance Company) NYSE: PH, of Cleveland, Ohio, is a manufacturer of motion and control technologies. Founded in 1924, the company has been publicly traded on the NYSE since December 9, 1964. and others who required elegant, policy-based, open-systems solutions to secure, manage, and profit from their WLANs. (www.bluesocket.com) BlueSecure is a trademark of Bluesocket, Inc. All other trademarks, trade names and company names referenced herein are used for identification only and are the property of their respective companies. |
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