Wireless Threat Management The Right Solution for Today’s Mobile World
AirPatrol Corporation offers an end-to-end suite of Wireless Threat Management solutions that enable businesses to keep pace with the expanding requirements of a wireless world.
AirPatrol’s Wireless Threat Management solutions help build confidence in today’s increasingly mobile world by providing comprehensive protection for business communications, critical information, and IT infrastructure. We make it possible for businesses worldwide to mitigate IT risks, support compliance requirements, and improve operational efficiencies.
The Challenge
Every wireless-enabled laptop used within the enterprise has the potential to place proprietary systems and information at risk. With over 300 million wireless laptops in use and over 100 million more being sold each year, businesses are at risk, whether or not they have a wireless network. Through attack schemes known as Evil Twin and Wi-Phishing, hackers can exploit the automatic connectivity features standard in today’s popular Windows® wireless clients to gain access to information on laptops and breach corporate networks.
Today millions of employees leave the workplace with volumes of corporate data stored on laptops or other wireless devices. When employees connect to insecure networks— from home, at the coffee house, in the airport—or fail to use wireless security best practices, it can place sensitive data at risk. Complicating the security challenge is the reality that the simple connection of a wireless notebook to a wired network can open up an entry point into a company’s wired network, making it accessible to anyone with a wireless device (on a different floor, in the parking lot, or across the street), just as if they were seated at a desk in the office. Traditional wired network Intrusion Detection or Intrusion Prevention systems (IDS/IPS) are not capable of detecting this type of intrusion because it happens behind the firewall.
As businesses become increasingly dependent on wireless technologies for voice and data communications, the quality and reliability of wireless services becomes mission critical. Malicious or non-malicious Denial of Service attacks caused by interference in the Wi-Fi bands, from cordless phones, microwave ovens and other broadband radio devices, can severely impact wireless network performance or block service completely. In addition, network mis-configuration, equipment failures, and increasing bandwidth demands can cause network performance issues.
Defend systems against wirelessenabled intrusions Safeguard information stored on laptops in the enterprise and on the road
Monitor networks & detect unauthorized wireless devices Prevent wireless network service disruptions caused by interference in the Wi-Fi bands
New methodologies are required to resolve network performance issues and meet the stringent security requirements of today’s organizations and industry mandates such as SOX, GLBA, HIPAA, and PCI.
“AirPatrol’s Wireless Threat Management solution demonstrates how we can help our customers assess vulnerabilities, control environments and mitigate wireless risks.” Tim Kelleher, Global Security Practice Lead Unisys
The Solution
AirPatrol’s WiVisionTM product line is a comprehensive wireless security offering that enables businesses to protect sensitive data and proprietary systems against wirelessenabled network and endpoint attacks. WiVisionTM WLS Platform Monitor and protect networks against wireless security threats
WiVisionTM Mobile Scan Gain visibility into a network’s wireless security and compliance posture
“AirPatrol’s Wireless Threat Management solution represents a clear advantage over traditional wireless intrusion detection and prevention systems (WIDPS), by allowing wireless security policy enforcement for cellular wireless devices in addition to 802.11.” Mark Kasper, Chief Technology Officer 11i Networks
WiVisionTM Sensors Locate authorized and unauthorized Wi-Fi and cellular devices with reliable accuracy
WiVisionTM Policy Manager Control how and when users can connect wireless networks
WiVisionTM Client Enforce security policies on laptops and mobile devices
AirPatrol’s unified Wireless Threat Management strategy meets the security, affordability and manageability requirements of today’s enterprises. Why AirPatrol?
AirPatrol is the company that leading network infrastructure and wireless vendors, Fortune 100 enterprises and high-profile government agencies around the globe depend on to help them solve the industry’s most pressing wireless security and network management issues – in an affordable and efficient manner.
Comprehensive Solution
Based on an expert understanding of the wireless security and performance issues that plague enterprises and government agencies, AirPatrol delivers the capabilities customers need to confidently deploy, manage and protect networks against present and future wireless threats. AirPatrol offers the most comprehensive portfolio of wireless infrastructure and endpoint security solutions currently available to deliver a unified corporate-wide Wireless Threat Management strategy that completely address all of the security issues related to the widespread use of wireless technology (Wi-Fi, cellular and broadband radio).
Market Leading Expertise
Some of the largest and most well-renowned technology vendors and system integrators in the world count on AirPatrol to deliver the mobility innovations customers demand. Since inception, AirPatrol has maintained a consistent lead over all competitors both in terms of accuracy and scalability. AirPatrol continues to deliver the market-leading advancements customers require to mitigate a broad range of wireless threats—including breakthrough solutions for interference locationing and cell phone detection. AirPatrol’s innovations allow enterprises to take advantage of an increasingly mobile world and protect traditional IT infrastructure against wirelessenabled attacks. ©2008 AirPatrol Corporation. All rights reserved. The AirPatrol name, logo and related trademarks and service marks are owned by AirPatrol Corporation and are registered or used in the U.S. and many foreign countries. All trademarks, service marks, and trade names referenced in this material are the property of their respective owners. The data contained in this document is valid as of February 15, 2008. For the most current and up to date information, visit www.airpatrolcorp.com.
Trusted Partner
Today’s businesses are searching for broader sets of integrated products to help them meet growing IT security and regulatory compliance challenges—placing pressure on vendors to offer as many tools as possible to win deals. AirPatrol strategically partners with leading vendors to deliver best-in-class Wireless Threat Management solutions to enterprises throughout the world. Through custom application development and seamless integration of AirPatrol technologies into partner product portfolios, our partners are able to deliver the robust marketready solution sets customers demand—ahead of the competition and at a lower cost of development.
Practical and Affordable Security
AirPatrol’s WiVision products support the lowest total cost of ownership in the industry with products that are simple to configure and easy to maintain. The solution integrates into existing network infrastructure to dramatically simplify setup and reduce the total deployment cost to less than half of traditional approaches. Administrators can manage the entire wireless threat environment from a single easy-to-use console that concurrently displays all cellular, 802.11 and broadband radio devices. The visual real-time approach to security enables administrators to act quickly and remediate issues without time intensive analytical investigations. Using reliable threat location data and firewalls for traffic blocking, administrators can easily determine whether a security event is malicious and mitigate risks on the fly. In addition, the solution automatically adjusts to dynamic wireless environments without manual intervention – eliminating the extensive setup, ongoing recalibration requirements and inaccuracies of alternative solutions.
As the most trusted authority on wireless threats to wired and wireless networks, AirPatrol delivers the security and network management capabilities today’s businesses and government agencies require to mitigate present and future wireless threats. AirPatrol Corporation Enterprise Sales:
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