Hospitality

Hotels, coffee shops and cyber cafes are rolling out 802.11 wireless LAN hotspots to attract technology-equipped professionals and high-end consumers who demand constant access to email and the Internet. WLANs give hotels a competitive advantage over neighboring properties and allow them to charge additional fees for premium services. For coffee shops and cyber cafes, WLANs mean longer in-store visits and higher sales per customer from coffee refills and other purchases.

While offering customers the convenience of wireless connectivity, the hospitality industry can also be a target for hackers to eavesdrop on unencrypted sessions and steal the identity of authorized users. Insecurities from the hotspot jeopardize the security of all networks that a customer logs into. If a customer connects to a corporate network from a hotel hotspot, a hacker could spoof the session to steal the identity and gain access to the corporate network. Hotspots can also be a convenient and covert base for hackers to launch attacks from an environment where the identity of the hacker can be disguised.

AirDefense works with the hospitality industry to secure wireless hotspots and protect the privacy of their user's communication. By identifying vulnerabilities and monitoring the airwaves for intruders, AirDefense provides various benefits to hotels and coffee shops, including:

	Protecting brands, mitigating risk and helping create secure conveniences for customers.
	Securing hotspots from intrusions by protecting against threats that jeopardize network performance and risk the theft of a customer's identity.

AirDefense solutions assist the hospitality industry to serve its customers with secure wireless LANs. To learn more about AirDefense retail solutions, click here.