Wireless intrusion protection system using distributed collaborative intelligence

Author

Sinha, Amit ; Haddad, Issam ; Nightingale, Todd ; Rushing, Richard ; Thomas, David

Author_Institution

AirDefense Inc., Alpharetta, GA

fYear

2006

fDate

10-12 April 2006

Lastpage

602

Abstract

This paper describes the security threats associated with 802.11 based wireless local area networks (WLANs) and outlines a comprehensive architecture for a wireless intrusion protection system (WIPS). The AirDefense WIPS based on this architecture is currently used to monitor and protect tens of thousands of networks and over one million devices around the globe in almost 500 enterprises, healthcare organizations and government agencies. The paper also describes the essential attributes that define the figure of merit (FOM) of a WIPS. The FOM can be used to quantify and compare the performance and functionality of a WIPS and distinguish enterprise class solutions from simple checkbox systems

Keywords

broadband networks; security of data; telecommunication security; wireless LAN; 802.11 based wireless local area network; FOM; WIPS; WLAN; checkbox system; comprehensive architecture; distributed collaborative intelligence; figure of merit; government agency; healthcare organization; security threat; wireless intrusion protection system; Collaboration; Communication system security; Computer hacking; Monitoring; Portable computers; Protection; Space exploration; Space technology; Wireless LAN; Wireless networks;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Performance, Computing, and Communications Conference, 2006. IPCCC 2006. 25th IEEE International

Conference_Location

Phoenix, AZ

Print_ISBN

1-4244-0198-4

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/.2006.1629457

Filename

1629457