KUALA LUMPUR: Motorola Inc showcased a security solution, AirDefense Enterprise, which can protect wireless networks against various intrusions. The solution comprises both hardware and software products.

AirDefense can detect various forms of wireless hacker attacks and other abnormal behaviour (on the protected networks), said Ronald van Kleunen, a Motorola business development manager.

He said the solution is effective against vulnerabilities such as rogue access points, open or misconfigured access points, MAC spoofing, “man-in-the-middle” attacks, multicast/broadcast injection, and denial-of-service attacks, to name a few.

“A rogue access point is an unauthorised access point attached to an authorised wired infrastructure,” said Van Kleunen, who is also principal solutions consultant for wireless security and AirDefense for the Asia Pacific region.

From that access point, a hacker would have access to all the information on the network, he said.

AirDefense, he said, can mitigate such threats by disabling wireless connections between an intruder and authorised devices on the network.

“By analysing the wireless traffic, our solution can also determine the level of threat that a rogue access point poses to the network,” he added.

Half dozen

The solution has six optional modules — WEP cloaking, sensorless rogue detection, advanced forensics, spectrum analysis, a centralised management console, and LiveRF.

WEP cloaking provides protection for wireless networks using an encryption program while sensorless rogue detection lets administrators detect and eliminate rogue wireless devices without having to deploy wireless sensors.

Advanced forensics provides an administrator with the ability to rewind and review detailed records of wireless activity that can assist in investigations into hackings or other network intrusions.

Spectrum analysis is a tool for administrators to identify and classify possible sources of non-wireless interference with a network, and a centralised management console simplifies the tasks of overseeing multiple appliances.

LiveRF, meanwhile, provides real-time assessments of wireless network performance.

Van Kleunen said Motorola is in talks with a regional managed-services provider that is interested in AirDefense. Some of its customers worldwide include Bank of America, Coca Cola, Wal Mart and DHL.

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