Primary Response Air Cover FAQ
What is Primary Response Air Cover?
Primary Response Air is security software that runs on
laptop computers and assists with the setup and configuration of
wireless connections to prevent inadvertent or unauthorized access
to the computer or to the wireless network to which it is attached.
Protection afforded by Primary Response Air Cover helps to reduce
the risk of losing personal identity and other critical information
that may be at risk via unprotected wireless connections.
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What does Primary Response
Air Cover do?
Primary Response Air Cover provides wireless security for mobile
users. Unprotected wireless activities put the mobile computer
at the risk of hacking, snooping or data theft. Primary Response
Air Cover protects the mobile computer wherever it goes, work,
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What are the key capabilities of
Primary Response Air Cover?
- Ability to create multiple profiles to match the requirements
of connecting mobile computers into different wireless networks
whether they are used at home, at work, or away from their normal
operating environment
- Wireless risk level assessment and instructions on how to
reduce the risk
- Connection monitoring and event logging and notification to
inform the mobile computer user of potential threats to the
wireless connection
- Automatic shutdown when the mobile computer is under attack
from an inadvertent or unauthorized wireless connection
- Enhances the security profile of the system to add additional
protection against hackers intent on stealing personal identity
or critical information
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What wireless threats does Primary
Response Air Cover protect against?
- Rogue access points: unauthorized access points
that are deployed with a malicious intent
- Unauthorized connections: wireless devices that are not authorized
access through a wireless network
- Ad-hoc networks: a self-configuring network
of mobile systems that are connected and open to access for malicious
purposes
- MAC spoofing: MAC Address spoofing uses another's MAC address
to gain unauthorized access to a network
- Honey pot APs: an attacker’s AP that is set up in close
proximity to lure connections to capture, use and or sell critical
login and account information
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Why should I be concerned about wireless
threats?
The following quotes represent the increasing market share
mobile computers are achieving. Whether you are a casual laptop
user, a professional who uses one at work and at home, or a road
warrior that spends most of your time on the road, protecting the
assets on your computer becomes a more significant challenge. Primary
Response Air Cover gives you the layer of protection you need to
render your machine immune from these wireless threats.
- More than 59 million cyber assaults originate in North America
alone in an average 24-hour period (Consumer Reports, July 2006)
- In 2007 86% of employees in the US will be working
on laptops (Gartner)
- In May 2005, notebook sales accounted for 53% of
the total US PC market, outpacing desktop sales for the
first time (Current Analysis, July 2005)
- By 2008, 75% of the sales and services workforce
worldwide will be mobile. (Gartner)
- 2005 FBI Computer Crime Survey - US Companies alone
lost $67B due to malware and PC theft. Despite the
fact that 98.2% had AV software and 90.7% had personal firewalls.
- Malicious code navigates open ports, disables firewalls and
infects the network before signature based fixes
or patches can be deployed.
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How does Primary Response Air Cover
enhance my systems security profile?
Establishing the right security profile for a system entails
understanding what threats that system is susceptible to. Mobile
devices that are connected via wireless networks have an additional
threat vector that is not present in systems connected to a hard-wired
network. The ability of wireless hackers to access, infect and
sometimes control systems continues to grow. This particular vector
cannot be protected by antivirus or other software that looks for
specific signatures of a software threat that is resident on the
system. Wireless hackers can get into a system and wreak havoc
by bypassing legacy prevention software to inject malicious code,
hi-jack the wireless connection for malicious purposes, or simply
take over the machine as if it were their own. The only way to
prevent these attacks from occurring is by protecting the wireless
configuration of the system to remove the possibility of hackers
breaking into the system. Primary Response Air cover provides that
protection regardless if you are at home, at work or on the road
by assessing the wireless risk level and instructing the user on
how to configure the system to minimize the risk level.
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