Strong Security for Microwave Radio

Strong Security for Microwave Radio

April 2013

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WHY IS SECURITY BECOMING A GROWING CONCERN?

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DRASTIC CONTEXT EVOLUTION

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YOU THINK SECURITY IS IMPROVING IN KEY NETWORKS? THINK AGAIN!

Extract from McAfee Avert Labs researcher Francois Paget's blog:

"…Modern SCADA networks are more vulnerable than ever because they use open networking standards (such as TCP/IP), are now deployed under less secure operating systems (Windows), are connected to other networks (including Internet), and cannot be easily updated and rebooted."

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WHY IS STRONGER SECURITY BECOMING A MUST?!

For example,

• The U.S. State Dept. detects in a typical week over a million external probes to their primary non-classified network

• 340,000 computers are hijacked every day

• Cybercrime economy was estimated at over $1 trillion in 2010

Number of attacks are growing exponentially

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YOU THINK STRONG SECURITY IS JUST FOR MILITARY? THINK AGAIN!

Extract from Backbone magazine reporting on a McAfee survey of 600 IT executives:

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FEELING SAFE BECAUSE YOU ARE NOT CONNECTED TO INTERNET?

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INSIDERS ARE THE #1 SOURCE OF HACKING/SECURITY PROBLEMS

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WHAT IS YOUR INFORMATION A WORTH?

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SO FAR WE HAVE SEEN THAT…

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NOW LET’S…

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A FEW GENERAL SECURITY PRINCIPLES

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LET’S FACE IT…

You need the most complete solution possible!

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THREATS AND SOLUTIONS

W W W . A V I A T N E T W O R K S . C O M

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