VeriSign and AirMagnet are to provide IT shops with
intrusion prevention security technolgy for wireless
networks.
At the 2007 Gartner IT Security Summit Monday, the security
vendors unveiled the VeriSign Wireless Intrusion Prevention Service
(IPS), the result of their partnership.
In an interview with SearchSecurity.com, Mike Denning, vice
president of VeriSign Security Services, billed it as the first
comprehensive service designed to shield corporate wireless
networks from theft and other
security threats.
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"Through a new strategic partnership with AirMagnet, VeriSign
Managed Security Services (MSS) maximises the ability of intrusion
prevention technology to protect both wireless and wired networks,"
he said.
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Mobility in the workforce is a driving factor. Companies are
trying to give workers greater data access via wireless networks
and they're hungry for a secure way to do all this. Our solution is
to merge wireless and IPS capabilities."
The need for better wireless security is illustrated in the
steady string of corporate data breaches since early 2005, he said,
using the recent
TJX Companies security breach as an example.
The TJX incident exposed at least 45.7 million credit and debit
card holders to identity fraud, and it's widely believed that it
began with the
hacking of a Wi-Fi network at one of the retail giant's
stores.
By combining AirMagnet technology with VeriSign Teraguard,
Denning said, companies can now integrate IPS for both wireless and
wired networks. The product also makes use of VeriSign's iDefense
global network of threat experts, he added.
"As more organisations make wireless technology a vital element
in how business is done, VeriSign Wireless IPS will help ensure
that their business is secure and meets compliance requirements,"
AirMagnet CEO Dean Au said in a statement.
Rachna Ahlawat, research director of wireless at Gartner Inc.,
said wireless LANs are entering the mainstream but there's a
shortage of skills for managing the networks and threats
surrounding them. "There is a need in the market for MSS Providers
(MSSPs) that can extend services to include WLAN's security and
management," she said in a statement.