Fluke Networks Releases New Signature Updates to Protect Against Emerging Wireless Security Threats and Vulnerabilities

Fluke Networks Releases New Signature Updates to Protect Against Emerging Wireless Security Threats and Vulnerabilities

EVERETT, Washington, November 8, 2011/PRNewswire/ --

   
         - AirMagnet's Intrusion Research Team monitors latest threats,
    creates custom signatures and automatically pushes updates to ensure
                AirMagnet Enterprise 9.0 customer protection

    Fluke Networks [http://www.flukenetworks.com/?PR=sigs ] today announced
the release of new threat signature updates for its AirMagnet Enterprise 9.0
[http://www.flukenetworks.com/enterprise-network/wireless-network/AirMagnet-Enterprise?PR=sig ]
wireless intrusion detection and prevention system
(WIDS/WIPS). The updates offer protection against wireless threats and
vulnerabilities, including Karmetasploit and Apple's new AirDrop feature. By
utilizing its proprietary Dynamic Threat Update (DTU) technology, AirMagnet
Enterprise offers the only wireless LAN (WLAN) security system on the market
today that can quickly generate signature updates for immediate protection
and automatically push them to customers without requiring scheduled
downtime or additional IT resources.

    "Our ability to immediately update against emerging threats is
increasingly critical to both our enterprise and government customers given
the growth in Wi-Fi networks and cybercrime," said Jesse Frankel, product
marketing manager at Fluke Networks and leader of the AirMagnet Intrusion
Research Team. "In the last few months alone, the National Institute of
Standards and Technology released updated security guidelines recommending
that Federal agencies implement continuous monitoring in support of WLAN
security - which they are now viewing as even more important than security
monitoring for other types of systems(1)."

    To help protect AirMagnet Enterprise customers against the changing WLAN
vulnerabilities and threats, the following new signature updates have been
released:

   
    - AirDrop - Apple's Mac OS(R) X Lion includes the new AirDrop
      feature that allows multiple users to share files wirelessly - which can
      be a violation of company security policies - creating security risks
      that could result in protected data being easily transferred to unknown
      machines outside of the enterprise network, potentially leaving the
      network vulnerable to other active attacks.
    - Karmetasploit - This is an aggressive man in the middle (MitM)
      style attack that tricks a client into associating with a device
      masquerading as an access point running KARMA. This allows a hacker to
      do any number of the following: gain access to the client machine,
      capture passwords, harvest data and conduct a wide variety of
      application exploits.
    - DHCP Starvation Attack - A DHCP starvation attack run from a
      wireless client can cause other clients to connect to a malicious
      network. Wireless guest networks and unencrypted commercial hotspots are
      especially vulnerable to this attack, which can lead to lost
      productivity or revenue.

    "The emergence of new threats and vulnerabilities like AirDrop, along
with the evolution of sophisticated attack tools like Karmetasploit and
viral SSIDs such as Free Public Wi-Fi, continue to prey upon wireless users
who unwittingly expose corporate data and place their employer's assets at
risk," said Lisa Phifer, president of network security consultancy Core
Competence. "New WIPS signatures are essential to quickly being able to
alert IT of such attacks. An up-to-date, always-available WIPS, such as
AirMagnet Enterprise, can help enterprises avoid costly data breaches and
WLAN downtime that may result from otherwise-undetected threats such as
these."

    For a complete list of signature updates released by Fluke Networks,
including AirPWN, Device Broadcasting XSS SSID and Ad-hoc Station
Broadcasting Free Public Wi-Fi SSID, please visit the AirWISE Community
[http://www.airwisecommunity.com/?PR=sigs ]. For more information about
AirMagnet Enterprise 9.0, please visit Fluke Networks
[http://www.flukenetworks.com/?PR=sigs ].

    About Fluke Networks

    Fluke Networks is the world-leading provider of network test and
monitoring solutions to speed the deployment and improve the performance of
networks and applications. Leading enterprises and service providers trust
Fluke Networks' products and expertise to help solve today's toughest issues
and emerging challenges in WLAN security, mobility, unified communications
and data centers. Based in Everett, Wash., the company distributes products
in more than 50 countries. For more information, visit
http://www.FlukeNetworks.com or call +1(425)446-4519.

    (1) National Institute of Standards and Technology. September 2011.
"Guidelines for Securing Wireless Local Area Networks (WLANs), Special
Publication 800-153 (Draft)."

Source: Fluke Networks

Kerry Desberg of Fluke Networks, +1-425-231-9529, Kerry.desberg@flukenetworks.com; or Justin Hall of VOXUS PR, +1-253-444-5442, jhall@voxuspr.com, for Fluke Networks