Wi-Fi Security Tool Puts Emphasis on Location

Newbury Networks Inc. this week introduced the latest version of its Wi-Fi security software, which uses both location and behavior patterns to monitor a network for rogue access points.

WiFi Watchdog 5.0 is server-side software that uses location technology for intrusion prevention and detection, client protection, and rogue access point containment.

Location helps determine not only what is a threat, but what isn't, officials said. This aids in eliminating false positives in intrusion detection, helping to differentiate a true rogue access within the walls of a customer's company from an unsecured access point in the company next door, said officials at the Boston-based company. WiFi Watchdog 5.0 both classifies the type of attack and identifies the physical location of the source of the attack, officials said.

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