IBM s ISS X-Force plan to unveil a new system for running an open wireless network in a secure mode at the Black Hat conference here this week. The system mimics the way that Web sites browsers use digital certificates to establish a trusted connection with one another. IBM plans to demonstrate the technology on Thursday during the conference in Las Vegas. System mimics Web browsers using certificates to set up trusted connections with each other. It eliminates the risk of passive sniffers like Firesheep and man-in-the-middle attacks.
Source: https://threatpost.com/ibm-unveil-secure-open-wireless-system-black-hat-080311/75504/