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The Challenge

Whether an enterprise has an authorized WLAN or a "no wireless" policy, wired corporate networks can be vulnerable to wireless threats. Organizations can spend millions of dollars securing wired corporate networks, yet a $40 consumer-grade access point or one careless employee can render that investment useless.

Airwaves are available to any person with a wireless device (on a different floor, in the parking lot, or across the street), just as if they were seated at a desk in the office. A hacker can penetrate a corporation's wired network by luring its laptops into automatically connecting to a bogus network. This attack is known as Wi-Phishing. The problem is compounded when employees introduce rogue devices into the corporate environment. Traditional wired network intrusion detection or intrusion prevention systems (IDS/IPS) are not capable of detecting this type of intrusion because it happens behind the firewall.

Further complicating the security challenge is the new reality that millions of employees now leave the workplace with volumes of corporate data stored on laptops or other wireless devices. When employees connect to insecure networks—from home, at the coffee house, in the airport—or if they fail to use wireless security best practices, it can inadvertently expose proprietary systems and information.

As businesses become increasingly dependent on wireless technologies for voice and data communications, the quality and reliability of wireless services becomes mission critical. Malicious (or non-malicious) Denial of Service attacks caused by interference in the 802.11 bands, from cordless phones, microwave ovens or other broadband radio devices, can severely impact wireless network performance or block service completely. In addition, network mis-configuration, equipment failures, and increasing bandwidth demands can cause network performance issues

The Solution

Wireless Locationing System (WLS)

To comply with both regulations and security necessities, it is essential to have a surveillance system in place so the company can immediately determine if an unauthorized cellular phone or WiFi device is powered on, and where it is located within the facility, so that its use can be stopped. WLS provides the actionable intelligence network administrators need to confidently manage how and where cellular phones and WiFi devices are used.

Detecting, tracking, and neutralizing unauthorized cellular and WiFi devices in designated areas assists companies in preventing unauthorized communications regarding financial, confidential or other information and also protects their critical network infrastructure.

Wireless Policy Manager (WPM) and Wireless Endpoint Client (WEC)

AirPatrol WPM and WEC provide the means for wireless network policy definition and effective endpoint policy enforcement to prevent unauthorized WiFi devices from easily introducing serious vulnerabilities into the companies’ network. Using WPM and WEC, network administrators can guard against threat such as: Dual-homing, Rogue APs and devices, Wireless Phishing, Evil Twin attacks, Wireless Client Promiscuity, violations of Wireless Security Policies, and many other threats.

Using AirPatrol’s products, enterprises are free to focus on the critical operations that drive their revenue, instead of reacting to security breaches, operational inefficiencies and regulatory mandates—which all increase costs.