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Showcase Wireless LANs at N+I Fall Short of Best Practices, Expose Users; AirDefense Identifies Attacks & Pinpoints Security Holes.

Publication: PR Newswire
Publication Date: 08-MAY-03
Format: Online
Delivery: Immediate Online Access

Article Excerpt
LAS VEGAS -- LAS VEGAS, May 8 /PRNewswire/ -- Last week's Networld+Interop trade show was a showcase event for vendors to display the latest wireless LAN technologies, but the conference's 802.11 WLANs exposed more than just new products.

In conducting a 2-hour customer demonstration at the conference, AirDefense deployed just one of its remote sensors to monitor all wireless LAN traffic in the 100,000 square-foot showroom floor. As part of the demonstration, AirDefense recognized multiple network configuration errors on access points and stations that openly exposed network traffic and opened devices to attacks and other security threats.

"While security standards for wireless LANs have advanced for enterprises to safely deploy WLANs, improperly configured devices and access points...

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