Security developers took more than a decade to move from intrusion detection to intrusion prevention in the world of wired networking. But in the fast-paced wireless space, vendors are already jumping on prevention as the first step in security. . . .
Security developers took more than a decade to move from intrusion detection to intrusion prevention in the world of wired networking. But in the fast-paced wireless space, vendors are already jumping on prevention as the first step in security.

Companies such as AirDefense Inc. and Wibhu Technologies Inc. are set to release new tools that borrow heavily from their wired counterparts and introduce IPSes (intrusion prevention systems) to WLANs (wireless LANs) for the first time.

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