ATLANTA, Ga. - March 10, 2003 - To combat the growing problem of unsanctioned wireless LANs, AirDefense Inc. has launched AirDefense RogueWatch 3.0 to provide real-time, 24x7 monitoring of the airwaves to detect and identify all unauthorized wireless LAN activity.

Driven by the desire for mobility and fueled by the decreasing prices of wireless LAN hardware, employees, vendors and on-site contractors can circumvent an enterprise's investment in IT security by plugging a $100 wireless LAN access point into an Ethernet jack and connecting a $50 wireless access card to a laptop or hand-held device.

"Detecting rogue wireless LANs must be a top priority for security conscious enterprises, irrespective of their plans to deploy wireless technology," said Pete Lindstrom, a research director with Spire Security. "With real-time monitoring of the airwaves, AirDefense RogueWatch 3.0 offers a comprehensive approach to detect all unauthorized wireless LANs, which includes rogue access points, ad hoc networks, soft APs and accidental associations to neighboring networks."

As part of the AirDefense product family, AirDefense RogueWatch 3.0 is based on the patent-pending technologies that incorporate distributed sensors and server appliances. The remote sensors are deployed in areas that require protection from unauthorized WLANs to monitor all wireless LAN activities 24x7. The sensors communicate with the server appliance, which analyzes the traffic and alerts network security managers to all unauthorized wireless LANs.

"From our experiences with Blue Chip customers and large government agencies, we have seen that more than 50 percent of enterprises have unsanctioned wireless LANs," said Jay Chaudhry, CEO of AirDefense. "All enterprises must first establish a policy and then monitor 24x7 for rogue wireless LANs."

Many enterprises have attempted to hunt down unauthorized wireless LANs with wireless sniffers and scanners. However, physically walking through office buildings, distribution centers and all other enterprise facilities with a laptop or hand-held scanner has proven to be incredibly costly and resource intensive for enterprises with multiple locations. While sniffers and scanners only provide a snapshot of network activity for a single moment, AirDefense RogueWatch 3.0 provides the real-time detection of all rogue wireless LANs that can only come from 24x7 monitoring of the airwaves.

AirDefense launched the industry's first intrusion detection system for 802.11 wireless LANs in June 2002. AirDefense provides the ultimate security for wireless LANs with its patent-pending technology for stateful monitoring and intrusion protection. AirDefense's Multi-Dimensional Detection Engine analyzes threats to identify security breaches based on: Signature analysis, policy compliance, protocol assessment and statistically anomalous behavior. AirDefense customers include Blue Chip enterprises, government agencies and wireless LAN managed service providers.

About AirDefense, Inc.
AirDefense provides the ultimate security for 802.11 wireless local-area networks with intrusion detection and security solutions that discover vulnerabilities protect against attacks and monitor the health of wireless LANs. Together with advanced encryption and authentication, AirDefense is a key element of wireless LAN security by statefully monitoring and protecting wireless LAN airwaves. Atlanta-based AirDefense incorporates innovative and patent-pending state-analysis and multi-dimensional detection engines. For more information, go to www.airdefense.NET or call 770.663.8115.

 

Media Contacts:

Brian Moran
AirDefense, Inc.
877.220.8301 x 110
770.663.8115 x 110
bmoran@airdefense.net

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