Wireless networks are far from secure, he said, quoting statistics that note over two-thirds of network administrators worry about adding wireless networks because of concerns that Wi-Fi will open their networks to attacker and rogue users.
Concern over wireless network security, however, didn't slow vendors from releasing new wireless products.
On Thursday NEC America launched a new WLAN solution based on its IP PBX communications platform that allows voice communication over wireless networks. Using a combination of access points, wireless controllers, and systems management software, the new NEC offering integrates with phones, laptops, PDAs, and Tablet PCs to handle up to 14 simultaneous voice conversations over a single access point. NEC's pitching its wireless gear and management software to a variety of industries, including healthcare and hospitality, a company spokesman said.
Bluesocket, meanwhile, shipped its fourth-generation wireless appliance, the WG-5000 Wireless Gateway. The gateway features a pair of 10/100/1000 Ethernet ports, an optional 1000 Base-SX Fibre interface, and solid state storage capacity, and according to Bluesocket, can handle hundreds of hotspots and up to a thousand concurrent users on a WLAN in large organizations. Companies which deploy the network aggregator can let workers roam from one wireless subnet to another without requiring them to re-authenticate while still maintaining a secure environment.
Columbitec used the trade show to strut its new Client Application SDK tools that corporate and custom developers can use to integrate their software with a single sign-on client for VPN remote access to WLANs.
To realize the benefits of cloud-native software, an application must actually be cloud-native—designed to run in the cloud, interacting with disaggregated cloud services, fully manageable as code—to deliver the expected benefits.
By combining resources and expertise, the AI-Enabled ICT Workforce Consortium will offer a blueprint for how industries can adapt to an AI-dominated future.
IT leaders should heed the guidance of cybersecurity insurance providers who think businesses should prioritize security education, incident preparedness, regular internal audits, and ongoing vulnerability scanning and patching.
