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Wireless LANs are not nearly as secure as organizations might think.

Because of the dynamic nature of client devices, they are vulnerable, even when deployed with the strongest available security standards.

While much attention has been focused on security at the access point (AP), in the form of stronger authentication and encryption, still many enterprises have thus far ignored the actual wireless network traffic itself.

Wi-Fi increasingly acts as a connection point – or bridge – between the trusted inside network, users and data, and that outside world.

And this bridge is literally in the air around us.

Just as with wired networks, wireless security requires stateful inspection and traffic analysis.

To keep up with the mounting threats across the airwaves, top solutions in this space leverage a dedicated wireless intrusion prevention system.

We interview Chris Roeckl to gain Fluke Networks' perspective on wireless intrusion prevention.