Why Your Firewall, VPN, and IEEE 802.11i Aren’t Enough to Protect Your Network

The emergence of WLANs has created a new breed of security threats to enterprise networks, which cannot be mitigated by traditional firewall technologies and VPNs.

Included in HP ProCurve WLAN solutions is security technology that alleviates threats from WLANs through:
• Monitoring wireless activity inside and out of the enterprise
• Classifying WLAN transmissions into harmful and harmless
• Preventing transmissions that pose a security threat to the enterprise network
• Locating participating devices for physical remediation