Washington State Auditor's Office Deploys Network Chemistry's Industry-Leading Wireless Security Solutions5 April 2006
Network Chemistry Inc., the wirelesssecurity experts, announced today that the Washington State Auditor'sOffice is deploying its RFprotect™ Distributed system and RFprotectMobile from its RFprotect family of wireless threat protection solutions.This deployment satisfies requirements of two separate groups within theagency.
The Auditor's Office of Information Technology has deployed NetworkChemistry's RFprotect Distributed system in four of its buildings toenforce its no-wireless policy as well as to detect threats and preventattacks on its network. The office also deployed RFprotect Mobile, aportable, laptop-based suite of analysis tools to detect, locate, andmitigate wireless-specific threats. Both these products will enable theagency to proactively enforce its no-wireless policy with a completesolution set to meet two critical requirements. First, the Auditor's Officeneeded a dedicated system with 24x7 monitoring that could scan for andlocate rogue APs in its facilities. Second, the agency also needed alaptop-based system that could perform walk-around vulnerabilityassessments and accelerate incident response when a rogue AP was detectedon or near its facilities.
The Auditor's Office IT auditors will also use RFprotect Mobile to detect,locate, and mitigate wireless-specific threats during security and systemsaudits of other state agencies. IT auditors will use the use thelaptop-based system.
In initial testing of the RFprotect Distributed system, Network Chemistryand the agency's IT department deployed RFprotect sensors around an agencybuilding to detect and identify the location of rogue wireless devices. Theagency turned on the wireless capabilities of several laptops and installeda wireless access point and found that the tests were able to identify andlocate these devices. In addition, the tests revealed a number of APs andad-hoc networks in coffee shops and other locations outside the agency'sbuilding.
"The Washington State Auditor's Office is taking a proactive approach tonetwork security by using our RFprotect solution to ensure that employeesadhere to its no-wireless policy," said T. Paul Thomas, CEO at NetworkChemistry. "The agency is representative of dozens of other governmentorganizations that have deployed our solutions to protect themselves fromthe increasing number of wireless threats. The fact that it conducted acomprehensive review of the various solutions and selected NetworkChemistry further validates our leadership position within federal andstate government agencies."
About Network Chemistry
Network Chemistry is the industry standard for securing wireless networks,data, and users. More than 300 of the world's most successful enterprisesand demanding government agencies trust Network Chemistry's wireless threatprotection solutions to prevent attacks, detect vulnerabilities, intrusionsand policy violations, accelerate incident response, and conduct surveysfor wireless LAN deployment planning. Network Chemistry has receivednumerous accolades, including the top score in SC Magazine's "WirelessSecurity Group Test," as well as its "Global Award," and "5 Star Winner"honors; Network Computing's "Best Value," for two consecutive years; and802.11 Planet's "Best of Show." The company is headquartered in RedwoodCity, California. For more information, visit www.networkchemistry.com orcall 1-888-952-6477.
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