NASA Johnson Space Center and NASA Ames Research Center Select the Mansfield Group to Host 802.11 Wireless LAN Security Workshops

The Mansfield Group, LLC continues Industry Leadership within the Federal Wi-Fi Security Market

BELMONT, CA (PRWB) July 8, 2003 The Mansfield Group, LLC (http://www.itvshop.com) the leading independent provider of 802.11 security services for federal agencies and government contractors, today announced that it has been selected to conduct a series of wireless LAN security training workshops for two NASA Field Centers, including the NASA Johnson Space Center located in Houston, TX and the NASA Ames Research Center located at Moffett Field, CA. Both wireless security training events will be held later this summer at the respective NASA Field Centers.

These newly announced NASA training events are the latest in an ongoing series of 802.11 security workshops conducted by the Mansfield Group for federal agencies and certified government IT contractors. "Interest in deploying wireless LANs within the federal market has been growing at a rapid pace", says Brian Mansfield, chief wireless consultant for the Mansfield Group, LLC, "however the associated security risks and concerns that accompany 802.11 networks are slowing many of the federal WLAN initiatives."

The Mansfield Group, LLC has been at the forefront in helping government agencies plan for their WLAN deployments by providing expert 802.11 security integration and training services.

The goal of our 802.11 security workshop series is to provide network professionals with an in-depth knowledge and practical insight into the leading authentication, encryption and network management solutions available for 802.11 networks", says Mansfield.

Workshop attendees benefit greatly from our independent industry analysis, as well as the ability to interact first-hand with vendor solutions and gain valuable insight into the underlying technologies and security solutions."

About The Mansfield Group, LLC
The Mansfield Group, LLC (http://www.itvshop.com) is a Silicon Valley hi-tech consulting firm specializing in 802.11 security services for enterprise organizations. TMG regularly conducts 802.11 security workshops in major cities across the U.S. Federal agencies and contractors that have attended recent security workshops, include representatives from: U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Sandia National Laboratories, DynCorp, Lockheed Martin, Raytheon Company, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Harris Corporation, U.S. Navy ITT, and the U.S. Air Force Air Mobility Command.

For general information about The Mansfield Group, LLC including dates and locations of upcoming 802.11 Security Workshops visit: http://www.itvshop.com.