[September 08, 2009] AirMagnet Hosts Houston Seminar for Wireless LAN Vulnerability Tweet HOUSTON --(Business Wire)-- Join AirMagnet's Wade Williamson (News - Alert) in Los Angeles, Houston, New York and Chicago, as he explores and demonstrates SkyJack and other significant WLAN vulnerabilities. WHO:   Wade Williamson is the director of product management at AirMagnet and has extensive experience in driving and delivering critical wireless and voice-over-wireless solutions to enterprise, retail, healthcare, financial, education, and government markets. During his tenure at AirMagnet, he has driven development of wireless intrusion detection and prevention technology and continues to drive support of emerging technologies such as 802.11n. Williamson is a known expert in the wireless community. He maintains strong partnerships with industry leaders and has been asked to speak worldwide on panels with Cisco, Intel (News - Alert), Burton Group, and other well-known industry experts.   WHAT: Wireless introduces considerable vulnerabilities and threats to critical networks. These threats are constantly changing as employees, contractors or visitors - intentionally or inadvertently - connect to your network. Furthermore, these visitors often bring with them a variety of hardware such as iPhones, rogue APs and Bluetooth devices that can all establish a connection to your corporate Wi-Fi network.   In this live event, AirMagnet's Wade Williamson and a member of AirMagnet's Threat Analysis Team will discuss the most noteworthy wireless LAN vulnerabilities and provide recommendations for protecting your organization. During the event, attendees will:   -- Explore the top WLAN vulnerabilities, including basic Wi-Fi vulnerabilities, common configuration vulnerabilities and advanced vulnerabilities -- Learn how to protect against these vulnerabilities and keep your business safe -- See live demonstrations of advanced security vulnerability exploits   The team will explore and demonstrate elements of the most recent vulnerability it has uncovered, SkyJack. More information about SkyJack can be found at http://airmagnet.com/news/press_releases/2009/08252009.php.   WHEN: "Top 10 Wireless LAN Vulnerabilities" - Thursday, September 10, 2009, 11:30 a.m. PDT, Los Angeles, CA (News - Alert) Tuesday, September 15, 2009, 11:30 a.m. CDT, Houston, TX Wednesday, September 16, 2009, 11:30 a.m. EDT, New York, NY Thursday, September 17, 2009, 11:30 a.m. CDT (News - Alert), Chicago, IL   WHERE: Register: http://www.airmagnet.com/news/series/register.php   Cost: Free, space is limited, so please register early.   About AirMagnet Inc. AirMagnet Inc., now part of Fluke Networks, is the leader in security, performance and compliance solutions for wireless LANs. The company's innovative products include AirMagnet Enterprise, the leading 24x7 WLAN security and performance management solution, and AirMagnet WiFi (News - Alert) Analyzer - which is known as the "de facto tool for wireless LAN troubleshooting and analysis." Other products provide WLAN site survey and design, RF interference detection, remote diagnostics, and the world's first voice over WiFi analysis solution. AirMagnet has more than 8,500 customers worldwide, including 75 of the Fortune 100. The company, based in Sunnyvale, Calif., has offices worldwide. For more information, visit www.AirMagnet.com. ©2009 AirMagnet Inc. All rights reserved. AirMagnet® and AirWISE® are registered trademarks, and the AirMagnet logo is a trademark, of AirMagnet Inc. All other product names mentioned herein may be trademarks of their respective companies. [ Back To TMCnet.com's Homepage ]