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"The unauthorized APs on the RSA network is no different than what
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an authorized wireless LAN, however a single rouge Access Point
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RSA Conference 2005

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Company Reports Significant Increase in Hackers Attempting to
Create Fraudulent Access Points

AirDefense, the leader in anywhere anytime wireless monitoring,
today reported that during its monitoring of the wireless airwaves at
the RSA Conference, hackers have increased their attempts to create
fraudulent Access Points, which in turn can put wireless users at
greater risk of becoming victims of identity theft."
The RSA Conference, the most prestigious information security
event of the year, paid great attention this year to ensuring
conference attendees would have a secure wireless network.

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"As global Wi-Fi deployments expand, all enterprises are compelled to
either institute a 'no Wi-Fi' policy or install a formal wireless network,
both of which require vigilance to keep the airwaves clear of unwanted
wireless traffic and accidental Wi-Fi connections," said Michael Maggio,
president and CEO, Newbury Networks, Inc.0 has
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previous conferences.

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Hackers benefited from the probing stations, creating 71 ad hoc
networks and staging 48 different AP phishing attacks on 335
susceptible stations. AirDefense 's enterprise-class products scale to support
everything from single offices to organizations with hundreds of
locations.

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"IT and security professionals
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but given the escalating threat landscape of wireless LANs, organizations are
recognizing the need for the physical perimeter security that integrates both
intrusion prevention and detection, capabilities that Newbury's enterprise
customers are using today as a key component of their truly secure wireless
networks.0 prevents attacks on client devices by wirelessly
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WLANs." AirDefense also identified :

116 Different attempts to spoof MAC addresses

15 Devices running NetStumbler

30 Devices running other active scanning software

45 Denial of Service attacks against access points

35 Denial of Service attacks to stations using tools like
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In terms of connectivity, AirDefense identified 65 access points
in the exhibit hall, with the authorized RSA wireless network
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Wireless networks (or wireless LANs) are becoming more popular in homes around the world, and therefore there is more opportunity for hackers to steal information from your wireless networks now then there ever was.

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