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Often, the biggest challenge faced by the developers of wireless consumer devices, public broadband infrastructure vendors and network service providers is the challenge of identifying product flaws and security vulnerabilities early in the production process. If these flaws go unidentified and if they remain in the final product, it will hamper the performance of the product and harm the reputation of the company. Now, Codenomicon (News - Alert), Ltd., has introduced DEFENSICS for WLAN, an advanced quality and security testing solution that hopes to put an end to the problem faced by the developers community.

 

The DEFENSICS test methodology systematically targets possible attacks and provides protection against unknown vulnerabilities or zero-day attacks. Often, the attackers manipulate complex protocol-level flaws to attack devices like mobile and Bluetooth. The DEFENSICS test methodology uses automated, systematic black-box robustness testing, which provides maximum coverage and repeatable results.

 

The technology by Codenomicon is needed more in these days when the increasing popularity of mobile applications and their enabling devices is driving the adoption of wireless broadband technologies such as Wi-Fi and WiMax. As there is a mad race to the get the latest products into the hands of the customers as soon as possible, the security loopholes in the product are often ignored or hidden. These loopholes are triggered only when there is a public attack, resulting in costly product imperfections, post-fix costs and loss of consumer confidence.  The companies that use a mobile workforce and the municipalities that deploy public and emergency wireless service have more reasons to be concerned with the safety of the security and reliability of their chosen equipment and service providers.

 

Jon Oltsik, analyst with the Enterprise Strategy Group, said in a company press release, “

“Security depth, configuration options and varying complexity make wireless applications highly susceptible to attack. The broader the use of wireless infrastructure and consumer applications, the higher the possibility of exposure to malicious attack ranging from loss of service to critical system outage and personal data theft. Pre-emptive wireless testing solutions, such as those offered by Codenomicon, will be essential to the continued proliferation of consumer and public wireless solutions.”

 

 

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