RF Barrier™: Wireless Perimeter Defense

Over 45 million credit card numbers were stolen by attackers using a high-gain antenna from the parking lot of a major retailer. Banks, financial institutions, hospitals, call centers and other enterprises are all at risk from attacks that listen in on wireless traffic, analyzing networks to exploit vulnerabilities that can reveal an organization's most secret and valuable information.

Using advanced RF-based security technology, Meru Networks is able to provide strong protection against eavesdroppers and passive attacks.

Meru Networks RF Barrier™ uses patent-pending RF physical security to selectively block sensitive transmissions as they cross the enterprise perimeter. By placing a Meru Networks access point and the external RF Barrier™ antenna at the network edge, internal traffic is confined within the perimeter, making the network invisible to parking lot attackers and wardrivers.

RF Barrier™ provides the following features:

• Zero-day defense against parking-lot and drive-by attacks
• Proactive: blocks traffic from being seen by attackers, including passive attacks that cannot be electronically detected
• Selective: does not disrupt neighboring WLAN deployments, yet blocks their access to sensitive data
• Flexible: blocks captive portal and guest traffic from exiting the perimeter
• Manageable: Does not require reducing power levels or other manipulation of internal wireless network
• Cost effective: requires installations only along the perimeter