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Aruba Networks, Inc. (NASDAQ: ARUN) has released their AirWave Wireless Management Suite 6.2.
The new management suite includes Payment Card Industry (PCI) Data Security Standard (DSS) compliance reporting. The PCI standard defines security guidelines for merchants and service providers that store, process and transmit cardholder data. The newly introduced in-depth compliance reporting feature evaluates individual managed devices against several PCI requirements to validate that safeguards are working as intended. The report also summarizes any intrusions detected by the wireless intrusion protection system, as well as any detected rogue wireless access points. In addition to PCI compliance reporting, the AirWave Suite 6.2 includes several additional new security and monitoring features including among others:
In addition to the AirWave management products, Aruba offers integrated security and wireless/wired access solutions that meet or exceed the wireless LAN-specific security requirements in the latest PCI DSS v1.2. Merchants using an Aruba networking solution can cost-effectively implement the security controls required for PCI compliance without compromising the performance of business applications or upgrading legacy networks.
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| Wireless Management Leads Off New Aruba Networks Suite | January 13, 2009 |
The new management suite includes Payment Card Industry (PCI) Data Security Standard (DSS) compliance reporting. The PCI standard defines security guidelines for merchants and service providers that store, process and transmit cardholder data. The newly introduced in-depth compliance reporting feature evaluates individual managed devices against several PCI requirements to validate that safeguards are working as intended. The report also summarizes any intrusions detected by the wireless intrusion protection system, as well as any detected rogue wireless access points. In addition to PCI compliance reporting, the AirWave Suite 6.2 includes several additional new security and monitoring features including among others:
- Enhanced rogue access point detection and workflow, including additional levels of rogue classification
- RADIUS authentication for administrators to address the PCI requirement that all systems adhere to centralized AAA, use strong passwords, rotate passwords regularly, and maintain an external audit trail
- SSID-based statistics collection and report filtering for tracking the migration of devices away from WEP to PCI-compliant security methods
- Monitoring support for Cisco 871 Routers
In addition to the AirWave management products, Aruba offers integrated security and wireless/wired access solutions that meet or exceed the wireless LAN-specific security requirements in the latest PCI DSS v1.2. Merchants using an Aruba networking solution can cost-effectively implement the security controls required for PCI compliance without compromising the performance of business applications or upgrading legacy networks.
