In a recent Xirrus survey on Wi-Fi usage, 76 percent of people know that public Wi-Fi is not secure, but 62 percent use it regardless of security implications. EasyPass Personal Wi-Fi allows users to create a secure personal network via a simple, one-time process that authenticates all devices, ensuring the data across their platforms is safe inside the public network at all times. Unlike a virtual private network (VPN), which encrypts end-to-end connections back to a corporate network and requires additional software, EasyPass Personal enables users to easily create their own secure personal network that automatically encrypts the data on the Wi-Fi network. For the first time, businesses can easily offer security on their public Wi-Fi networks without additional complexity.
EasyPass Personal Wi-Fi delivers the following benefits and features:
• Safe: Devices communicate within the secure personal network
• Secure: Traffic encryption protects valuable data
• Simple: Users connect all personal devices effortlessly
• Easy: No IT required to deploy and manage for each user
“It used to be that simply providing a Wi-Fi hotspot for your customers was enough, but that isn’t the case anymore. Customers are worried about security risks when using public Wi-Fi, while organisations want to use Wi-Fi to engage with customers in new ways,” said Nolan Greene, research analyst network infrastructure at IDC. “With EasyPass Personal Wi-Fi, Xirrus delivers the ability for organisations to engage their guests, students and customers while offering secure connectivity at all times.”
EasyPass Personal enables public Wi-Fi environments to reap the benefits of short term secure Wi-Fi communications for businesses like hotels, restaurants, retail and event venues, as well as university dormitories, assisted care facilities and multi-tenant buildings which require longer-term use. With EasyPass Personal, these establishments can now promote an unprecedented level of Wi-Fi security, to offer new services, attract new business and create customer loyalty.
“Awareness of public Wi-Fi vulnerabilities is at an all time high. Whether we want to acknowledge it or not, every time we connect to public Wi-Fi we are putting our data at peril and are at risk of identify theft. Until now there hasn’t been a wireless solution to address this threat, said Shane Buckley, CEO, Xirrus. “EasyPass Personal Wi-Fi is groundbreaking for our industry. With this introduction, Xirrus offers the first and only solution in the market that allows a secure private connection to be created within a public Wi-Fi network. Now establishments that have deployed Xirrus Wi-Fi can deliver the safest connection available and protect their users from cyber crime.”
