ATLANTA & Boston - June 24, 2003 - As part of an in-depth study of wireless LANs, AirDefense Inc. has been selected as the official 802.11 security provider for the June 25-27 802.11 Planet Conference & Expo in Boston. AirDefense will monitor all wireless LAN activity and report on rogue WLANs, wireless attacks, security vulnerabilities and performance issues.

AirDefense, the leader of 24x7 monitoring of wireless LANs, will operate two wireless LAN monitoring centers at the 802.11 Planet Conference & Expo in booths 403 and 838. The wireless LAN monitoring centers will provide all attendees and exhibitors with a real-time view of all WLAN activity. At the conclusion of the conference, AirDefense will present its findings and report on:

• Rogue wireless LANs;
• Network scans;
• Fault diagnostics, traffic bottlenecks and other performance issues;
• Attacks such as MAC spoofing, Denial-of-Service attacks, Man-in-the-Middle attacks and identity thefts; and
• An overall vulnerability assessment of unencrypted traffic, ad hoc networks, Soft APs and more.
  

"802.11 Planet chose AirDefense as the official wireless LAN security provider because AirDefense offers the industry's only mature solution for real-time wireless LAN monitoring," said Jay Chaudhry, chairman and CEO of AirDefense. "The first step of security is to understand the risks. This study will provide everyone with an understanding of an incredibly diverse and active wireless LAN."

AirDefense solutions consist of distributed sensors and a server appliance. The remote sensors monitor all wireless LAN activities 24x7 and communicate with the server appliance, which provides scalable, centralized management for real-time rogue detection, policy enforcement, intrusion protection and health monitoring of the wireless LAN.

For conference attendees who plan on using the open-access wireless LAN at the conference, AirDefense wireless LAN security experts recommend that users take the following security precautions to protect themselves while using the conference network or any public hotspot:

• Turn off file and print sharing from your laptop;
• Clear your list of "preferred networks" for which Windows XP actively probes and broadcasts your corporate and home SSIDs;
• Turn off ad hoc networking and ensure that your wireless card remains in "infrastructure only" mode;
• When using a VPN to connect back to an enterprise network, disable split tunneling; and
• Utilize a personal firewall that detects malicious scanning of your laptop.
  

As part of an educational effort, AirDefense employees will be available at both wireless LAN monitoring stations to explain the risks and threats that are identified at the conference.

About AirDefense, Inc.
AirDefense is a thought leader and innovator of wireless LAN security and operational support solutions. Founded in 2001, AirDefense pioneered the concept of 24x7 monitoring of the airwaves and now provides the most advanced solutions for rogue WLAN detection, policy enforcement, intrusion protection and monitoring the health of wireless LANs. As a key element of wireless LAN security, AirDefense complements wireless VPNs, encryption and authentication. Based on a secure appliance and remote sensors, AirDefense solutions scale to support single offices, corporate campuses or hundreds of locations. Blue chip companies and government agencies rely upon AirDefense solutions to secure and manage wireless LANs around the globe. For more information, go to www.airdefense.NET or call 770.663.8115.

Media Contacts:

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

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