American Wireless Security Firm Airmagnet announce leading Irish Company Waveform Solutions as Irish Partner

21 August 2009

Airmagnet Inc., a leader in security, performance and compliance solutions for wireless LANS (Local Area Network) has announced Irish company, Waveform Solutions as their only Irish Airmagnet Partner. Airmagnet has won awards in America for its zero tolerance approach to security, and their range of software solutions have been praised for its capabilities. With security guidelines becoming tighter as a result of pressure from banks and credit card companies it is imperative that Irish companies implement systems which will protect them and their customers. Any organisation that handles credit card payments must demonstrate compliance with PCI (Payment Card Industry ) regulations. Couple this with capturing and protecting data stored and transmitted from in-store point of sale (POS) systems, and retailers experience one big headache and a daunting task.

This new partnership means that Ireland's leading data capture and mobility solutions company, Waveform Solutions, can offer the full suite of Airmagnet products which are designed to tackle this challenge at an affordable price. Airmagnet features include a powerful combination of configuration assessment and file integrity. It reduces the burden of attaining and proving continuous PCI compliance. Firstly, Airmagnet assesses relevant configurations in the data centre and at the point of sale. Then the system will alert the retailer to settings out of line with PCI requirements. Once the retailer has adjusted configurations, Airmagnet's file integrity monitoring ensures that they are in compliance.

This solution can also assess configurations of the entire physical and virtual IT infrastructure, identifying any settings that don't align with the PCI standard; and provide assistance so IT can quickly fix out-of-compliance settings. It can also monitor the system continuously so that any changes can be detected and then it can generate an audit trail that can be used to prove continuous compliance.

Alan Carroll, MD OF Waveform Solutions says "Waveform Solutions are delighted that Airmagnet has appointed us as their only Irish Partner. The recent news of a US Government informant selling on details of millions of accounts to criminals is believed to have affected a small number of Irish account holders. Undoubtedly this kind of crime is on the rise. Our system can protect retailers and customers from these threats. It will also help retailers comply with all PCI regulations"

The wireless market is growing. Research carried out by ABI Research in America suggests that this market will continue to expand globally, however, as this market grows, so too must the checks and balances system.

For more information on this partnership please see www.waveform.ie, email solutions@waveform.ie or call 01 6544234