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"Wireless LAN connectivity is the next 'Killer Application'... More than 50
percent of all enterprises plan to install wireless LANs... At least 20
percent of large businesses already have 'rogue' wireless LANs in place
that were installed by users, not by IT departments... 30 percent of large
organizations will be hacked through wireless LANs in 2002... By 2005,
more than 90 percent of notebook PCs shipped are expected to have
integrated IEEE 802.11b wireless LAN devices..."
-- Gartner, Inc.
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"Researchers have discovered security holes that enable decryption of data
transmissions supposedly protected by the Wired Equivalent Privacy (WEP)
algorithm used in 802.11b, or 'Wi-Fi', wireless LANs..."
-- University of California at Berkeley
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Wireless threats are exposing organizations to a far-reaching array of new
vulnerabilities and exploits. "War Driving" and "Drive-by Hacking" have
become the latest watchwords among IT Security concerns. Moreover,
"Network Neighborhood" takes on a whole new dimension as the threat of
unintended bridging with networks in nearby office suites and buildings is
now a high-risk reality.
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Psiframe designed its wireless Network Vicinity Assessment (wNVA) to help
systems administrators as well as IT directors and corporate officers
evaluate and manage the risks introduced by pervasive wireless networking
products. A standard component of Psiframe's Network Vulnerability
Assessment, the wNVA is now available as a stand-alone project engagement.
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Using sophisticated scanning techniques and monitoring equipment, Psiframe
analysts discover, identify and exploit wireless LAN signals that extend
beyond the perimeters of client offices. With more than 20 years of
spread-spectrum radio frequency communications experience, members of
Psiframe's technical staff are uniquely qualified to detect, collect and
decrypt data from Wireless Access Points and associated mobile computers
-- often at distances far greater than expected by those who installed them.
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Psiframe analysts also identify access points broadcasting accessibility
within potentially useable distances of client office sites. Signals
radiating from adjacent buildings in surrounding vicinities are analyzed
to determine threats of unintended inter-network association and bridging.
Discovered access points are documented and plotted with GPS precision
onto detailed street maps revealing locations of strongest signal
strengths, Service Set Identifiers, encryption status and more.
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Psiframe's assessments have documented Wireless Access Point densities in
excess of 100 per square mile. Our recent findings further indicate 70-80%
having encryption disabled and many sharing the same manufacturer-default SSIDs.
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Thorough documentation of findings, detailed threat assessments, and
comprehensive lockdown guidance is provided in the wNVA documentation to
ensure that industry-best practices are observed and deployed.
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