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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 04, 2011
Filed:
Dec. 14, 2007
Samir Palnitkar, Ashburn, VA (US);
Vivek Bhagwat, Pune, IN (US);
Samir Palnitkar, Ashburn, VA (US);
Vivek Bhagwat, Pune, IN (US);
AirTight Networks, Inc., Mountain View, CA (US);
Abstract
A Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) based method for providing wireless vulnerability management for local area computer networks. The method includes providing a security server being hosted by a service provider entity to provide analysis of data associated with wireless vulnerability management for a plurality of local area computer networks of a plurality of customer entities, respectively. The method includes creating a workspace for wireless vulnerability management for a customer entity on the security server and receiving configuration information associated with the workspace. The method also includes supplying one or more sniffers to the customer entity. The method includes receiving at the security server information associated with wireless activity monitored by the one or more sniffers at premises of the customer entity and processing the received information within the workspace for the customer entity using the security server. The method includes metering usage of the workspace for wireless vulnerability management for the customer entity.