Title :
Physically locating wireless intruders
Author :
Adelstein, Frank ; Alla, Prasanth ; Joyce, Rob ; Richard, Golden G., III
Author_Institution :
ATC-NY, Ithaca, NY, USA
Abstract :
Wireless networks, specifically IEEE 802.11, are inexpensive and easy to deploy, but their signals can be detected by eavesdroppers at great distances. Even with existing and new security measures, wireless networks have a higher risk than wired nets. WIDS, wireless intrusion detection system, provides an additional layer of security by combining intrusion detection with physical location determination, using directional antennas. We briefly describe WIDS and present our initial results of remote station location using inexpensive hardware.
Keywords :
authorisation; directive antennas; radio access networks; wireless LAN; IEEE 802.11; directional antennas; physical location determination; remote station location; wireless intruders; wireless intrusion detection system; wireless networks; Communication system security; Cryptography; Data security; Filtering; Hardware; Information security; Intrusion detection; Portable computers; Wireless LAN; Wireless networks;
Conference_Titel :
Information Technology: Coding and Computing, 2004. Proceedings. ITCC 2004. International Conference on
Print_ISBN :
0-7695-2108-8
DOI :
10.1109/ITCC.2004.1286503
