Primary Response Air Cover for Service Providers & OEMs

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.

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, home or away.

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

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

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.

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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