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2006
December

December 28, 2006

FAA to block wireless activity near agency networks

The Federal Aviation Administration has signed a contract to install a nationwide wireless intrusion-detection system at air traffic control centers, FAA training centers and the organization’s headquarters, according to FAA officials....

 


December 11, 2006

Keeping Wireless Safe: Six Tips from AirDefense

To learn more about how companies can keep their data safe, and educate their employees about the potential dangers of wireless networks, TMCnet recently spoke with Richard Rushing, Chief Security Officer at AirDefense—a company that specializes in wireless security...

 


December 01, 2006

Taking a gamble on wireless world

When Atlantan Jay Chaudhry founded AirDefense Inc. in 2001, the Indian-born entrepreneur says he went on pure "guts and ...

 


December 01, 2006

The Handheld Bank

In the battle to stay connected with consumers, banks have leveraged technology advances to develop and enhance distribution channels...

 


December 01, 2006

The Handheld Bank

Mobile solutions are expanding internal opportunities for banks as well. "Rather than invest thousands of dollars into stationary PCs, banks can expand the power of their enterprise by leveraging existing wireless networks," asserts Richard Rushing, chief security officer for AirDefense. ..

 


December 01, 2006

Navy makes it official, clearing way for deployment of WLANs

Amit Sinha, vice president and chief technology officer at AirDefense, which sells WLAN intrusion-detection systems, said Navy users who have received waivers...

 


November

November 28, 2006

Navy makes it official, clearing way for deployment of WLANs

Atlanta, Ga.-based AirDefense announced that the Federal Aviation Administration picked the company’s products to secure its LANs...

 


November 28, 2006

FAA chooses AirDefense for LAN protection

Atlanta, Ga.-based AirDefense announced that the Federal Aviation Administration picked the company’s products to secure its LANs...

 


November 28, 2006

BT installs blocking system to beat threat from maverick wireless

The company is deploying technology from Airdefense to detect and block wireless networks which are either installed...

 


November 27, 2006

FAA chooses AirDefense

AThe United States Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has selected AirDefense, a wireless security company, to secure its LANs...

 


November 27, 2006

FAA Selects AirDefense and Simplex Data Solutions to Secure Local Area Networks

AirDefense today announced that the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has chosen the company's products...

 


November 27, 2006

More Good News For AirDefense: Wireless Network Security Firm Lands FAA Contract

ATLANTA – A recent streak of good news for AirDefense continued on Monday as the Atlanta-based firm....

 


November24, 2006

A Hot Time On Cyber Monday

Everybody loves to get Christmas shopping done quickly, but how many people are willing to risk exposing their financial information on the Web to do it? ... .

 


November 24, 2006

In Pictures: Caveat Emptor Online

Holiday time is prime season for online shopping-and for online thieves... .

 


November 23, 2006

'Evil twin' Wi-Fi hacks target the rich

Locations popular with high net worth individuals are being targeted by hackers using phoney wireless access points to steal personal information. So called ...

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November 22, 2006

5 Tips For Safe Online Shopping

As consumers increasingly check items off their holiday shopping lists via online shopping, experts are alert to the steps they can take to keep themselves -- and their bank accounts -- safe... .

 


November 22, 2006

Watch That Inbox: Some E-Greetings Bring Bad Tidings

First the turkey, now spam and phish and more... .

 


November 17, 2006

Wi-Fi Hotspot Security

Use the personal or enterprise version of 'AirDefense', whichever may be appropriate. - Although a firewall won't keep you from connecting to an 'Evil Twin' it will help to safeguard your information should you inadvertently fall victim ... .

 


November 15, 2006

AWESOME INTERNET FREEBIES

AirDefense Personal Lite- This is a very easy program that alerts you whenever you connect to an insecure network or anyplace else that you have decided isn’t safe, and you are in control of it. Alleycode- This is an easy to use HTML ... .

 


November 13, 2006

AirDefense branches out with Trapeze deal

Wireless security vendor AirDefense is confident of tripling its UK channel base after it entered into a joint technology partnership with networking vendor Trapeze....

 


November 5, 2006

Telecom TV

With an increasing number of individuals and businesses relying on wireless networks, the security of devices and data becomes even more difficult and important...

 


November 1, 2006

A Peach of a WLAN

Georgia’s State Capitol building has two IT infrastructures under its dome, one for the legislature and one for the governor’s office...

 


November 1, 2006

Intrusion detection, prevention boost switching system

Trapeze Networks Inc. has added the intrusion detection/prevention system of its OEM partner AirDefense Inc. into its Mobility System 5.0.....

 


October

October 31 , 2006

Zareba Systems Receives Order for Guard Tower Perimeter

Intrusion detection, prevention boost switching system Eetasia.com (subscription) - Oct 31, 2006Trapeze Networks Inc. has added the intrusion detection/prevention system of its OEM partner AirDefense Inc. into its Mobility System 5.0. ..;

 


October 27 , 2006

Taking the bite out of Bluetooth

For example, walk the halls with a portable Bluetooth scanner like AirDefense Inc.'s BlueWatch, AirMagnet Inc.'s BlueSweep, Berkeley Varitronics Systems Inc.'s...

 


October 27 , 2006

Wireless: The 'n' is Near

Savvy colleges and universities anticipate a new wireless standard ...

 


October 27 , 2006

Wireless Nation

With a more mobile-minded workforce, it seems that there are new wireless options ...

 


October 23 , 2006

Wireless Nation

The quandry oof managing the wired with the wireless network ...

 


October 27 , 2006

Keep Wi-Fi rogues under control

... network? Those from AirDefense, AirTight Networks, Aruba Wireless Networks and Network Chemistry are among those that can. There ......

 


October 23 , 2006

Managing the wired

The quandry oof managing the wired with the wireless network ...

 


October 9 , 2006

Mobile Security Solutions

AirDefense Mobile 4.0 allows users to spot security breaches with any Windows 2000 ...

 


October 16 , 2006

No stopping wireless

Fortress Technologies Inc.; Bluesocket Inc. wireless gateways and firewalls; AirDefense Inc. wireless IDS; virtual private networking ...

 


October 16 , 2006

Network World Article

WLAN finds a home in tiled work areas, but deployment lags in carpeted ofice environments...

 


October 9 , 2006

Federal Computer Week Article

The Federal Computer Week article on technologies that protect data from getting tapped, leaked or stolen...

 


 
September

September 20, 2006

Up In The Air

Wireless technology sees more uses, but still faces challenges in some environments...

 


September 16, 2006

Business calendar

The focus of the meeting is to inform IT and audit professionals on wireless protection, "War of the Airwaves," presented by AirDefense. ...

 


September 12, 2006

AirDefense Names Former Chief Executive Officer At ClickFox As Its New CEO

Mike Potts, a former chief executive officer of customer behavior intelligence firm ClickFox, is the new CEO at AirDefense...

 


September 02, 2006

AirDefense Awarded Third Seminal Patent for Wireless Intrusion Prevention

AirDefense, the innovator that launched the wireless LAN security market, announced in a Wednesday press release that the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) awarded US Patent No. 7,086,089 titled “Systems and Methods for Network Security” to AirDefense...

 


 
August

August 31, 2006

Trapeze bolsters WLAN software security

Trapeze Networks has released a new version of its wireless LAN software that it says improves customer security by linking with a third-party wireless intrusion detection/prevention system applications. The partnership with AirDefense lets...

 


August 30, 2006

Trapeze Networks Releases Industry-Leading Mobile Applications

Trapeze Networks(TM), the award-winning provider of the wireless LAN (WLAN) Mobility System(TM), today announced the release of the latest version of its industry-leading product. Through a partnership with AirDefense, the acknowledged leader in IDS and IPS...

 


August 30, 2006

Trapeze Rolls Out New Version of WLAN Mobility System

Trapeze Networks has released the latest version of its WLAN Mobility System. The company has also partnered with AirDefense to offer an integrated solution that meets the requirement for comprehensive intrusion protection...

 


August 22, 2006

AirDefense - Systems and Methods for Network Security

AirDefense, a player in the wireless LAN security market, was awarded a patent by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) entitled "Systems and Methods for Network Security." ..

 


August 22, 2006

AirDefense Upgrades Wireless Security Tool

(Alpharetta, GA) — If you’ve installed wireless networks for any length of time, you can appreciate the cost of redeploying a wireless AP (access point) because of failing to perform a site survey...

 


August 15, 2006

AirDefense and CGI Provide Wireless IDS Managed Services

AirDefense and CGI have teamed to bring best of breed turnkey network security solutions to the Canadian market. CGI Managed Security Services (MSS) selected AirDefense as the technology platform...

 


August 15, 2006

Tech data news in brief

BMC is to introduce a hosted identity management service for large and mid-size businesses. Provided by managed service provider DNS, it will offer remote directory and access management, user administration, password management, security and audit and compliance management...

 


August 14, 2006

I Spy with Muni Wi-Fi

As public Wi-Fi networks go live, security experts fear they could become breeding grounds for cyber crooks.In contrast, muni Wi-Fi attacks will likely be more like phishing, where users are tricked into believing they are using legitimate access points when in fact a fraudulent access point has been created, the company said. A strict No Muni Wi-Fi policy while at the office or traveling on business is what AirDefense suggests...

 


August 07, 2006

Roundup: Security & Chips

AirDefense's New Look: Wireless LAN security startup AirDefense Inc. has revamped its security and sniffing tool -- AirDefense Mobile 4.0 -- with a new graphical interface designed ...

 


August 04, 2006

AirDefense Unveils 4.0

ATLANTA -- AirDefense, the leader in anywhere, anytime wireless protection, today announced the release of AirDefense Mobile 4.0, the newest version of the ...

 


August 04, 2006

AirDefense announces Mobile 4.0 product

Help Net Security is a daily updated security related site. We offer information on the latest advisories, viruses, press releases, papers, etc...

 


August 03, 2006

News Bits: Core 2 Duo Benchmarks, New Verizon EVDO for ExpressCard

AirDefense today announced AirDefense Mobile 4.0, the newest version of the company's security and wireless network assessment tool ...

 


August 03, 2006

AirDefense Announces Mobile 4.0 Product

AirDefense has announced the release of AirDefense Mobile 4.0, the newest version of the company's security and wireless network assessment tool. Mobile 4.0 includes a new analysis engine...

 

 
July

July 31, 2006

WLAN vendors roll out improvements

AirDefense and PanGo, are adding features to their enterprise network products, which address wireless LAN security and monitoring, and asset tracking via ...

 


July 24, 2006

How to secure wireless LANs

Computer Partner - Netherlands ... Other tools: client-based software from AirDefense and AirMagnet; and network admission control, or NAC, a Cisco-led authentication scheme that screens WLAN devices for malware...

 


July, 2006

Keeping an Eye on Wi-Fi

Wireless is no longer limited to the use of PDA's and laptops. as is no longer viewed as a novelty in the health care environment. Physicians and nurses now use wireless tools on a daily basis to provide more efficient and effective patient care. Yet, while having immediate access to patient records, monitoring and lab test results is convenient, such access also poses security risks.

 


July 7, 2006

The Security Plan for Your Wireless LAN.

Client-based software from vendors such as AirDefense and AirMagnet can help as well. Tsai of Sunnybrook and Women's uses protected EAP for his authentication to access the corporate wireless data network.

 


July 3, 2006

Client-based software, from vendors such as AirDefense can help as well.

Oliver Tsai sees it every quarter. Fresh-faced medical students, new to Sunnybrook and Women’s College Health Sciences Centre, and armed with the latest wi-fi-enabled laptops, who see no reason why they shouldn’t be able to hop right onto Sunnybrook’s wireless network.

 

 
June

June 27, 2006

AirDefense introduced AirDefense Enterprise 7.0, a scalable wireless LAN security and monitoring platform.

Wherify Wireless has completed the integration of SiRF Technologies Holdings' next-generation SiRFstarIII GPS chipset solution into the Wherifone GPS locator phone. The integration will enhance the Wherifone's GPS performance and features, the company says, which expects to launch field trials and acceptance testing before going commercial with the new phone this fall.

 


June 22, 2006

AirDefense Enterprise 7.0 Earns Top Score For Functionality In New Network Computing Review

Comprehensive Product Review Finds AirDefense Enterprise 7.0 Excels in Design, Implementation and Performance When Compared to Other Wireless IDS/IPS Products

 


June 15, 2006

5 Steps to a Safer Wireless Network

Use Wi-Fi at home or the coffee shop? Your computer could be vulnerable to hackers. Here are some easy ways to stay protected.

 


June 13, 2006

AirDefense Awarded Fundamental Patents for Wireless Intrusion Prevention

AirDefense, the innovator that launched the wireless LAN security market, announced in a Tuesday press release that the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) awarded the company patent number 7,058,796 titled “Method and system for actively defending a wireless LAN against attacks” on June 6, 2006.

 


June 12, 2006

AirDefense Awarded Patent from the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office

Powerwave Technologies and Filtronic signed a definitive agreement for Powerwave to acquire the majority of Filtronic's wireless infrastructure division for a combination of 20.7 million newly issued shares of Powerwave common stock and $150 million in cash.

 


June 12, 2006

AirDefense Receives Patent for Wireless LAN Defense

AirDefense, a provider of wireless local area network security solutions, has received a patent for its “method and system for actively defending a wireless LAN against attacks”.

 


June 12, 2006

DOD toughens up wireless LAN security rules

The Defense Department has tightened policies on the use of wireless local-area networks (WLANs), in a memo released earlier this month, which requires beefed up encryption and security since the last DOD wireless policy memo was released in April 2004.

 

 
May

May 25, 2006

Airport covered by radio-on-fibre

Atlanta's airport is now saturated with wireless connectivity, serving travelers and employees.

 


May 4, 2006

AirDefense Delivers Advanced Wireless LAN Security Solution

AirDefense and Symbol Technologies have announced integrated wireless access and intrusion prevention solutions that together will provide the most secure and robust wireless LAN offering available.

 


May 3, 2006

Symbol's New Switch Strategy

Why have separate networks for all the different kinds of wireless when one will do? Symbol Technologies calls the platform it plans to launch with this strategy Wi-NG, for Wireless Next Generation, the company's fourth.

 


May 3, 2006

Motorola Wireless Technology Enables Effective Design of High Performing, Secure Wireless Networks

Motorola, Inc. (NYSE: MOT) announced it has expanded the capabilities of its LANPlanner and EnterprisePlanner wireless network design software to include planning of wireless intrusion prevention and detection systems

 


May 2, 2006

Motorola Buys BenQ R&D Facility

BenQ continues to streamline its operations while Motorola works to strengthen its mobile device capabilities. BenQ has sold its Denmark-based research & development facility to Motorola for an undisclosed sum.

 


May 2, 2006

AirDefense and Motorola Form Industry Alliance to Deliver Powerful Solution for Designing, Installing and Maintaining Optimal, Secure Wireless Networks

AirDefense and Motorola Form Industry Alliance to Deliver Powerful Solution for Designing, Installing and Maintaining Optimal, Secure Wireless Networks

 

 
April

April 4, 2006

Municipal Wi-Fi Could Cause Headaches

The largest concern is the ability to compromise the security of the corporate local area network (LAN) regardless of how it is set up. "Even if you have a policy of no Wi-Fi [usage], suddenly Wi-Fi is available on the lamp pole outside," said Amit Sinha, chief technology officer for AirDefense. "If you've got wireless or not, you're screwed. People who don't have wireless haven't thought through the [security] problems."

 


April 12 , 2006

Air Pollution: Securing Wi-Fi Networks Is No Walk In the Park

The day is quickly approaching when during a leisurely stroll through the park you will see throngs of people sending e-mail ...

 

 
March

March 30, 2006

Policing Wi-Fi Access

Detecting rogue access points is now mandatory even in institutions that long-ago instituted "no wireless" policies .


March 30, 2006

101 Fabulous Freebies

The best things in life aren't just free--they're indispensable. Case in point: these outrageously useful downloads, sites, and services.


March 28, 2006

PCWorld.com Reveals '101 Fabulous Freebies'

Award-winning PC World editors also designate 'Best Bets' in four categories: Web Mail, Blogging Tools, RSS Readers, and Video Sharing.


March 22, 2006

SECURITY UTILITIES: AirDefense Personal

If you've got a laptop but haven’t used the wi-fi functionality because you've heard horror stories about viruses and hackers, AirDefense Personal should give you some reassurance.

 


March 15, 2006

Atlanta Airport Goes Wireless

In January, Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International, one of the busiest airports in the nation, threw the switch on the second of two wireless networks that blanket all concourses and gates.


March 10, 2006

Communications Nuts & Bolts:
Niche Products Keep Systems Safely & Efficiently Linked

When you’re in the field working on your network, nothing can be more frustrating than not being able to find the right “nut” or “bolt” to help you build out your systems. Though they may not be the most exciting or groundbreaking items, most networking products are the lynchpins to a smooth-operating IT department.


March 9, 2006

Public security slip forces Georgia Capitol to lock down WLAN

Having the security flaws of your wireless LAN outed on the local TV news is never good; just ask the folks at the Georgia State Capitol building.

 


March 2, 2006

Hosing down firewall hype

"The idea behind firewalls doesn't work anymore," 3Com's global vice-president Pat Rudolph, said in an interview with your writer. "The idea behind firewalls is that people inside the network are trusted and that people outside the network are potentially malicious," he continued.

 


March 2, 2006

Rogue Hunters:
Distributed wireless security monitors help categorize and prioritize threats.

Vendors are racing to keep up with escalating security concerns. In recent weeks, two of the vendors represented in our last comparative review of wireless IDS products have introduced significant security upgrades to their products.

 

 
February

February 28, 2006

Patent Spat Breaks Out in Wi-Fi Security

Two young wi-fi intrusion prevention system vendors have come to blows over their patents, setting the stage for a messy intellectual property dispute.

 


February 24, 2006

AirDefense Defends on Patent

Yesterday, we reported on the patent that AirTight Networks was awarded covering the use of intrusion prevention systems (IPS) on wireless LANs. Competitor AirDefense said in a statement that it filed patents covering the same technology over two years before AirTight. And because of the way in which AirTight pushed through the patent process with the US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), AirDefense thinks the issued patent (#7,002,943) will be rescinded.

 


February 22, 2006

AirDefense And Vigilar Architect Secure Wireless Network For The Georgia State Capitol Building

In an effort to better secure the network of Georgia Governor Sonny Purdue and his administrative staff and to provide a more secure and reliable wireless connection throughout the Georgia State Capitol Building, the Georgia Technology Authority (GTA) recently turned to AirDefense and Vigilar, Inc. to install a new wireless network.

 


February 22, 2006

AirDefense Files Patent Interference against AirTight Networks; AirDefense patents predate AirTight patent application by more than two years

AirDefense, the innovator that launched the wireless LAN security market, today announced it has invoked an interference action against a patent application accelerated by AirTight Networks related to "Monitoring a selected region of an air space associated with local area networks of computing devices" (U.S. patent No. 7,002,943).


February 22, 2006

Competitor Claims AirTight Patent Won't Hold Water

The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has issued a wireless intrusion detection technology patent to security vendor AirTight Networks. But competitor AirDefense is calling interference, saying its similar patent applications were there first.

 


February 21, 2006

Wireless networks under threat

It is becoming increasingly easy to hack into nearby computers at wireless hotspots. This is according to wireless security solutions vendor AirDefense, which is now targeting the South African market.

 


February 13, 2006

Wireless Security - by Greg Goth

When it comes to the immediate future for wireless network security, it’s still a “good news, bad news” scenario.

The good news is that 802.11i, the comprehensive security protocol ratified by the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), Piscataway, N.J., is now fully supported by the computer industry. The linchpin piece of the puzzle, inherent support for the protocol in Microsoft’s Windows XP operating system, was finalized in the second quarter of 2005.

 


February 7, 2006

AirDefense Named among ''Top 10 Most Innovative Companies in Georgia''

With First-to-Market Wireless LAN Security Solutions and 18 Patents Pending, AirDefense Selected to Present at Georgia Technology Summit: Innovation on the Edge With Keynote Speaker Ray Kurzweil

 

January

January 31, 2006

SecureData partners with AirDefense

SecureData, a member of the JSE-listed ERP.com Group, today announced that AirDefense has appointed it as its sole distributor for Sub-Saharan Africa and the Indian Ocean Islands.


January 24, 2006

Security management tool comes to hospital's aid
Tool guards 250 wireless access points at Carilion Health System

Carilion Health System has been working to make its wireless LAN secure and compliant with federal regulations for three years, but the company recently found a new tool to simplify its wireless security management.

 


January 20, 2006

New Tools Face WLAN Threats

When Carilion Health System, a Roanoke-based healthcare company with a network of hospitals serving western Virginia, extended its wireless network to a small pediatric unit in a nearby town, senior network engineer Brian Brindle noticed a disturbing fact: "Every day after 5 p.m. the network would just get pounded on all night. This unit neighbors a large apartment complex, and someone was launching these fake access-point attacks all night, every night.

 


January 11, 2006

WLANs Enter Integration Age

Activate a wireless LAN and here's a small sample of the potential fun that awaits you: de-authorization message floods, denial-of-service attacks, and rogue access points (APs).

 


January 9, 2006

Protecting airwaves

AirDefense Inc. of Alpharetta, Ga., has released AirDefense Enterprise 7.0, a wireless security platform that detects intrusions by analyzing real-time events in the context of historical data.

 


January 1, 2006

Arming the Road Warrior

Business travel is integral to the bottom line for most large companies. As a result, the number of business trips taken by U.S. workers alone tops 237 million annually.

 

 
2005
December 2005


December 15, 2005

Itway signe un contrat de distribution avec AirDefense

Itway, le distributeur à valeur ajoutée de solutions de sécurité et de mobilité, accroît son portefeuille sécurité en signant un contrat de distribution avec AirDefense, spécialsite sur le marché de la surveillance et de la sécurité des réseaux sans fil en tout lieu et à tout moment.

 

 

December 15, 2005

Itway distribue les offres d'AirDefense

Le grossiste Itway ajoute à son catalogue un spécialiste de la sécurité baptisé AirDefense.

 

 

December 15, 2005

Itway signe un contrat de distribution avec AirDefense

Le distributeur Itway, spécialiste des solutions de sécurité et de mobilité va distribuer les solutions d’AirDefense, leader sur le marché de la surveillance et de la sécurité des réseaux sans fil.

 

 

December 15, 2005

Quick Guide To Protecting Wi-Fi Networks And Users

As mobile networks get more convenient, they get less secure. Mobile security decreases as inconvenience increases. Here's a few things you can do to protect yourself and your enterprise.

 

 

December 15, 2005

Going Phishing

For corporate IT managers, keeping their company's wireless systems safe is a growing challenge given the scores of new, malicious hacker hooks dangling in the communications waters.

 

 

December 14, 2005

Companies like AirDefense and BlueSocket continue to add features like voice and/or scalability to their enterprise products, while others like AirTight are opening up to third parties.

As the year comes to a close, companies are bringing out more and more updates to give WLAN administrators something to think about over the holiday break: improved defenses and better management for 2006.

 

 

December 14, 2005

Security/Management Updates

As the year comes to a close, companies are bringing out more and more updates to give WLAN administrators something to think about over the holiday break: improved defenses and better management for 2006.

AirDefense

Earlier this week AirDefense announced a major upgrade to version 7.0 of its distributed Enterprise product. The company says it now supports up to 300,000 devices monitored by 10,000 sensors  per server appliance.

 

December 13, 2005

AirDefense Delivers New Wireless Security Platform

AirDefense Enterprise 7.0 supports up to 300,000 devices per server and analyzes 200+ security and performance events in context to minimize false positives and respond to true threats automatically.

 

 

December 13, 2005

Comprehensive Scalable Wireless Security Platform

AirDefense Enterprise 7.0 supports up to 300,000 devices per server and analyzes 200+ security and performance events in context to minimize false positives and respond to true threats automatically


 
Mobility Today

December 12, 2005

AirDefense Delivers New Wireless Security Platform

AirDefense, the innovator that launched the wireless LAN security market, today delivers another industry first with the release of AirDefense Enterprise 7.0, the most comprehensive, scalable performance and protection solution for wireless networks.

 

 

December 12, 2005

AirDefense wants to be your wireless log

AirDefense has shifted gears with a new version of its wireless security product that expands management features. A very economic data gathering function in AirDefense 7.0 will gather all the information you need for historic performance reporting, using only 3Kbit/s of throughput, says the company.

 

 

December 12, 2005

AirDefense Readies More Muscular Portable Product

Wireless LAN security vendor AirDefense Inc will launch a new version of its AirDefense Mobile software for laptops by the end of this year, adding more alarms, detection, location tracking and troubleshooting capabilities.

CEO Anil Khated said the Alpharetta, Georgia-based company has had the portable product, which combines both its server and sensor technology, since 2004 and is currently at version 3.0. “We’ll launch version 4.0 before the end of this year,” he said.

 

 

December 12, 2005

AirDefense Ups Stats Collection, Adds Sensorless Detection

Wireless LAN security vendor AirDefense Inc will today announce a fivefold increase in the amount of statistics its sensors collect, as well as the ability for companies with a no-wireless policy to detect APs on its network without deploying sensors.

 

 

 

December 12, 2005

Networking Takes Center Stage at Interop NYC

At Interop this week, networking technology will enjoy more popularity than it has in at least five years. The trade show, which takes place Dec. 12-16 at the Jacob Javits Convention Center in New York City, will host over 140 vendors. Industry diversity will be on display, from giants such as Microsoft and CA to lesser knowns such as Zeomi, Center Point, Ala., a maker of keyboards with an extra tab button next to the number pad.

 

 

 

December 12, 2005

AirDefense Launches Enterprise 7.0

AirDefense, a WLAN security provider, introduced AirDefense Enterprise 7.0, a scalable performance and protection solution for wireless networks.

 

 

 

December 12, 2005

WLAN products undergo facelift

Three wireless LAN vendors are releasing software upgrades that add features for intrusion detection, radio frequency management and wireless VoIP.

 

 

 

December 12, 2005

New Software Protects Wi-Fi Hardware

While Wi-Fi hardware makers now consider security features par for the course in their products, third-party wireless security companies are still coming up with new ways to secure the hardware of their bigger brethren.

 

 

 
December 12, 2005

Networking Takes Center Stage At Interop Show

At Interop this week, networking technology will enjoy more popularity than it has in at least five years.

The trade show, which takes place Dec. 12-16 at the Jacob Javits Convention Center in New York City, will host over 140 vendors.

 

 
Wireless
Broadband Analyst

December 12, 2005

Enterprises Wakes Up to Risks as WLAN Takes Off

 

   
 
November 2005


November 7, 2005

Eyes front

The Defense Department is planning to sharpen its wireless networking policy by requiring the use of interoperable products built to industry standards. Seems straightforward enough. But the question is: Do industry standards jibe with government standards? Defense IT shops and civilian agencies working up their own wireless policies want to know.

 

 
September 2005


September 19, 2005

AirDefense Releases Personal Hotspot Security Product
The free software for laptops can be set to automatically shut down when it detects security threats...

 


September 5, 2005

Software can help protect data in hot spots
Going online these days exposes your PC to all kinds of cybernasties such as viruses and spyware. To combat them, we use anti-virus and anti-spyware software...

   
 
August 2005


August 24, 2005

Protecting Your PC
How seriously are you taking your own PC security? If even the government and corporations can't keep themselves from being hacked, how can we PC-users protect ourselves?

 
Forbes


August 8, 2005

AirDefense Reports Nearly 2,500 Wireless Attacks at DefCon; Evil Twin Attacks Moving from Masquerading to Injection
AirDefense, the leader in Anywhere, Anytime wireless security and monitoring, today announced hackers at DefCon launched nearly 2,500 wireless attacks over a two-day, 10-hour monitoring period.

   
   
 
July 2005
Washington Technology


July 18, 2005

Security withour Wires
AirDefense Inc. has introduced AirDefense Mobile, a wireless LAN analyzer to perform a real-time assessment of all 802.11 a/b/g wireless in the immediate vicinity and coordinate with the company's AirDefense Enterprise product.

 


July 19, 2005

Vendors Tout WLAN Security Advances
AirDefense Latest News about AirDefense pulled from its server-based wireless intrusion-prevention product several components that now can be deployed on a wireless laptop Latest News about laptop to monitor radio traffic and pinpoint WLAN Latest News about WLAN clients and access points. The new product is called AirDefense Mobile.

   
 
June 2005
Atlanta Journal


June 29, 2005

Getting an airport connection
In about two months, you'll see more people using laptops and hand-held computers at the Atlanta airport. And it won't be just business travelers fine-tuning their PowerPoint presentations. It's likely to include teenagers accessing online games and music, retirees sharing photos of the grandkids or checking stock prices, and lots of people just surfing the Web.

 
CNN


June 21, 2005

Wireless Web puts personal data at risk
What comes to mind when you think of wireless Web surfing? It may not be security, or lack of it. There are nearly 30,000 public wireless "hot spots" in the United States at places such as parks and cafes, but there's more to consider than just where to log on. The convenience comes with a caveat.


 
May 2005


May 16, 2005

Wireless Leaders & Laggards: Government
Public-sector uses of wireless technology run the gamut, from top-secret espionage and defense applications to mundane office-worker applications designed to replace paper forms and improve productivity.

 


May 15, 2005

Hotspot State of Fear
Wi-Fi hotspots have become nearly ubiquitous. You can’t travel without seeing a cafe, bookstore, hotel or airport offering Wi-Fi connections to wireless workers. But warnings that public Wi-Fi hotspots may not be safe for business users is causing a stir.

 
Wall Street Journal May 15, 2005

'Evil Twins' and 'Pharming'
Phishing is so 2004. This year's new Web threats are "pharming" and "evil twins." Many consumers have grown savvy to "phishing" scams, which use fake emails that appear to come from banks or other businesses to con recipients into supplying personal data over the Web. So fraudsters have come up with new tricks to steal identities online that are even harder to detect. Security experts say two of these scams with some of the most damaging potential are called evil twins and pharming.

 
March 2005

Forbes


March 17, 2005

How Lehman Brothers Overcame Its Wireless Fears
AirDefense was the first vendor to come out with an enterprise solution for monitoring wireless space based on the ubiquitous 802.11 standard, says Forrester's Stamp. And he says the company still has the most sophisticated product...

 

CIO Magazine


March 5, 2005

Enterprise WLAN Grows Up
If intrusion prevention is a priority, ensure that your vendor has partnerships that tightly integrate, such as those from Cisco and AirDefense...

 

Intelligent Enterprise


March 1, 2005

Improved Security Enables More Wireless Apps
The best way for vendors to tap that demand is to deal with security up front. The new deal between Cisco Systems and AirDefense to provide integrated wireless networking products with intrusion detection is a good start..
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February 2005
TG Daily


February 18, 2005

Many wireless security breaches reported at security conference

There were 32 "Evil Twin" attacks and many other types of security breaches aimed at Wi-Fi users of the recently-concluded RSA security conference, wireless security vendor AirDefense claimed Thursday.

 


February 7, 2005

Identity thieves can lurk at Wi-Fi spots
Coffee shop Web surfers beware: An evil twin may be lurking near your favorite wireless hotspot. Thieves are using wireless devices to impersonate legitimate Internet access points to steal credit card numbers and other personal information, security experts warn. .

   
 
January 2005

New York Post


January 30, 2005

DOUBLE JEOPARDY
And this twin is ready to steal your credit card information and break into your bank account. "Evil twin" is the latest buzz term for a wireless threat to laptop users who access the Internet through hotspots that can be found in many public spaces, including coffee shops, bookstores and airports..

 
CSO Magazine


January 19, 2005

Making Sense Of Wireless IPS
All wireless intrusion prevention system (IPS) vendors claim that their solutions offer comprehensive intrusion prevention. The truth? Each vendor defines wireless IPS differently.

 
Search Security


January 19, 2005

Beware of your hotspot's 'evil twin'
IT managers are really starting to worry about hackers using fake hotspots known as "evil twins" to prey on their mobile workers, if Spencer Parker's clients are any indication

   
 
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December 2004


December 13, 2004

Vendors push Wi-Fi intrusion detection
As the popularity of wireless local-area networks (LANs) continues to grow, vendors are adopting various approaches to help commercial and government systems sniff out and detect hackers and rogue wireless access points
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December 20, 2004

Innovators And Influencers 2005
...Business philosopher Jim Rohn said, "Motivation is what gets you started. Habit is what keeps you going." Maybe he'd been watching Jay Chaudhry awhile before he made that observation. Chaudhry lives those words.

   
 
November 2004


November 12, 2004

Cisco Access Points Get Secure
The integration is designed to offer an integrated console for Wi-Fi network and intrusion detection management. It does so by enabling the access points to send radio frequency environment information to AirDefense servers.

 


November 12, 2004

Cisco expands WLAN line, teams up with AirDefense
AirDefense's server appliances can read data from Cisco's access points, and the appliance can be accessed through the CiscoWorks Wireless LAN Solution Engine with an integrated console that supports both wireless LAN management and intrusion detection.

 


November 10, 2004

Cisco employs AirDefense to monitor WLAN airwaves
Cisco Systems Inc. has announced that it is integrating its wireless LAN systems with RF-detection software from wireless intrusion-detection vendor AirDefense Inc., in an effort to help businesses defend against rogue access points and wireless LAN attacks.

 


November 10, 2004

Cisco rolls 802.11a/g APs, enhances security support
Cisco has struck a deal with intrusion detection system (IDS) developer AirDefense. Through the pact, AirDefense' IDS product can directly configure a Cisco AP as a scanner.

 


November 10, 2004

Cisco Open to Intrusion Detection
The company's initial announcement listed AirDefense ... Cisco's scan-mode APs will now gather data and send it back to WLSE, which will parse out what AirDefense needs.

 


November 10, 2004

Cisco Puts up an AirDefense
Cisco is out to thwart wireless attackers by pairing its Aironet Wi-Fi access points (APs) with wireless security software from AirDefense.

 


November 10, 2004

Cisco Unveils Dual-Band APs, Beefs Up Security
The company also said it plans to add an intrusion detection system from AirDefense into its SWAN framework. That capability will be accessible through its Wireless LAN Solution Engine (WLSE) management console.

 


November 10, 2004

AirDefense Teams With Aironet
The new integrated security solution allows Cisco customers to protect their enterprise WLAN from the threat of security breaches with automated threat protection and the ability to quickly locate security breaches

 


November 10, 2004

Cisco Teams With AirDefense
Cisco also announced the integration of industry-leading AirDefense wireless intrusion detection system (IDS) technology into the Cisco SWAN framework..
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November 9, 2004

Wi-Fi vulnerabilities found in public, private sectors
Rogue access points have the potential to open enterprise networks to sniffing by potentially malicious adversaries and contractors. Federal agencies need to have an active program to detect and prevent rogue access points...

 


November 9, 2004

Self-Managing and Personal Defenses
This week, the company announced its first "mobile, personal" product for use by individuals with Windows systems to pinpoint problems...

 


November 8, 2004

AirDefense counterattacks WLAN threats
AirDefense this week is set to release the latest version of its wireless LAN protection software, with features that will let users mount counterattacks against threats to wireless clients and networks. ..
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November 8, 2004

Prevention Methods Shore Up Wireless LAN Defenses
AirDefense, the Atlanta-based WLAN security pioneer that had been focused on detecting attacks, this week will roll out Version 6.0 of its namesake product with new laptop-based network protection..
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November 8, 2004

AirDefense Comes Out With New Defense
AirDefense announced two offerings: AirDefense Enterprise 6.0 providing automated protection for wireless threats, & AirDefense Personal, a Windows-based software module that works with Enterprise

 


November 8, 2004

Survey Shows IT 'Out of Shape ...
...the 6.0 upgrade of the software for the company's wireless network security appliances "can defend wireless devices and/or the wired devices they're connected to....

 


November 8, 2004

Finding your weakest link
The combination of low cost and easy installation facilitates rogue access points, which is a serious concern for agency and defense contractor officials, said Richard Rushing, chief security officer of AirDefense Inc., a Wi-Fi security company based in Alpharetta, Ga., that sells stand-alone and networked Wi-Fi sensing systems...

 


November 5, 2004

AirDefense Fights In All Environs
AirDefense Enterprise 6.0 incorporates self-managing intrusion protection designed to identify rogue devices, protect against viruses and other threats, and pinpoint potential problems as they arise...

   
 
October 2004


October 27, 2004

Policing the Airwaves
...AirDefense uses the policy definitions to detect violations while monitoring the airwaves. When a policy violation triggers an alarm in a sensor, the sensor sends the alarm data to the central management console, which logs the alarm and makes it available for viewing in the console interface...

 


October 26, 2004

CSC Enhances Managed Security Services Offering With Wireless Security Component
...Computer Sciences Corporation today announced a new wireless local area network (WLAN) security component to the company's Managed Security Services offering. The new component, provided by AirDefense Inc., will help protect CSC customer enterprises from the threat of security breaches...

 


October 15, 2004

AirDefense Locks Up Wi-Fi
...the ability to automatically terminate any unauthorized "rogue" access points it detects attached to the enterprise network, as they appear...

 


October 4, 2004

5 tips for tightening your wireless network's security
(Anil Khatod, president of AirDefense) But even if you keep employees from using wireless, you still want to track rogues in your air space," he says. Where? They can pop up anywhere...

 


October 4, 2004

Securing the Air: Recognizing Risk in Wireless
Unless properly secured and monitored across the global enterprise, these self-deploying, transient wireless devices and networks are dangerous to all organizations...

 


October 1, 2004

Security for Mobile Phones, PDAs Emerges
You have to take pro-active steps to close these security holes," Richard Rushing, chief security officer at AirDefense Inc., a technology company in Alpharetta, Ga. "These problems relate to mobility in general," Rushing said ...

   
 
September 2004


September 29, 2004

Tread Warily With Bluetooth
Wireless monitoring software firm AirDefense reports that more than 250 million Bluetooth devices are now in use, which will total 1 billion by 2006. . ...

 


September 29, 2004

Wireless or wired? There are benefits and pitfalls to both
The biggest challenge, those characteristics that give you mobility are also the same characteristics that open up a whole new set of security holes in the enterprise network. ...

 


September 27, 2004

Top Wireless-Security Vendors Vary In Their Approaches
...essential to understanding what devices are in the air space, what devices are connecting with which users, and how the devices are interacting. By monitoring the air space, network administrators can identify trends for unusual traffic patterns, potential network abuse ...

 


September 21, 2004

WLANs go feral in corporate undergrowth
(Spencer Parker, European technical director for AirDefense) told The Register that organisations serious about their Wi-Fi security “must have the ability to control their airspace using a technique of passive scanning of all wireless channels and have termination [of connection] ability should the need arise ...

 


September 15, 2004

Living in Wireless Denial
...How do you really know [you don't have rogue Wi-Fi users] if you aren't monitoring your systems?" asks Anil Khatod president and CEO of AirDefense, a wireless security vendor...

 

September 14, 2004

Another Kind of Air Defense

It’s like a police helicopter hovering over a city,” said Anil Khatod, president of AirDefense, a three-year-old network security company based in Alpharetta, Ga. Just as a helicopter has a wide-angle view of street traffic, “we see all the wireless traffic” associated with a particular network ...
 

September 13, 2004

Safeguarding The Invisible Wave

For wireless security solution providers such as Gary Fish, president and CEO of FishNet Security, providing wireless security today means more than just installing a secure access point: ..
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September 1, 2004

Memoirs of Wi-Fi Networks
...The wireless signal bypasses the physical security of the four walls…and it bypasses the firewall. Now you have an invitation for anyone who is roaming around near the building to get access to your corporate network ...

 


September 1, 2004

Closing wireless backdoors
...One such company coming to the aid of hospitals and other entities is AirDefense. The 3-year-old business develops monitoring products for wireless 802.11 networks...

 
August 2004


August 30, 2004

Wi-Fi Gets Defensive
...The wireless signal bypasses the physical security of the four walls…and it bypasses the firewall. Now you have an invitation for anyone who is roaming around near the building to get access to your corporate network ...

 



August 24, 2004

Joint Forces experimental division installs wireless LAN
...The Joint Forces Command is using wireless monitoring devices by AirDefense for protection of the network data. The software-based intrusion detection system includes remote sensors, server appliances and graphical user interfaces to monitor all wireless activity ...

 



August 9, 2004

Security Is in the Air
...Several hospitals have contracted with Atlanta-based AirDefense, which supplies security technologies for wireless networks, to help meet HIPAA requirements when using mobile applications ...

 




August 3, 2004

WLAN Attacks Getting More Sophisticated
...Attacks on wireless LANs are getting more sophisticated and dangerous to enterprises ...

 
July 2004


June 24, 2004

Why Your Wireless LAN Doesn't Work
...Wireless-aware IDS products are also available, like the AirDefense Intrusion Protection and Management appliance. These tools can perform site surveys, measure WLAN performance, trouble-shoot wireless associations, and diagnose security problems ...

 




July 23, 2004

Bluetooth can pack a mean bite
... A device that authenticates to a Bluetooth cell phone can read any data that's on the handset, according Richard Rushing, chief security officer at AirDefense, a company that provides Bluetooth-monitoring solution BlueWatch ...

 

 
June 2004


June 24, 2004

AirDefense Interview
...SmartMobileAssets is continuing its focus on wireless security in the enterprise in the SmartMobileInterview with AirDefense Senior Engineer Subra Viswanathan. AirDefense is an innovator in the developing field of Bluetooth security ...

 




June 24, 2004

AirDefense Links with IBM
...As part of IBM's Managed Security Services, Wireless Intrusion Detection offering, IBM reviews a client's WLAN topology as well as the physical layout of the building or office space and assists with proper deployment of wireless intrusion detection sensors. IBM has the capability to provide this support remotely or at the customer location ...

 




June 14, 2004

The Pervasive Computing Paradigm
...Richard Rushing, CSO of Alpharetta, Ga.-based WLAN security provider AirDefense, demonstrated several tools that can be used against wireless networks. The bottom line, his presentation noted, is that the tools are becoming increasingly sophisticated while requiring less expertise to use ...

 




June 14, 2004

WLANs Vulnerable to Hacking
...Over the next two years, 70 percent of the breaches in WLANs will be due to unprotected access points. That is partly due to the ease of setting up a WLAN...

 



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