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News (1968)

• Network security: Doing too much with too little will cost you

  Organisations with strapped IT budgets sometimes cut corners when it comes to security. If that's the case for you, you may find some of the same vulnerabilities that one consultant identified in two clients' networks.

• Integrated VPNs secure remote workstations

  Securing remote workstations once meant implementing a VPN. Increasing network threats require more protection, such as integrated VPNs that offer strong internal security controls.

• Wi-Fi gets a security boost

  The Wireless Fidelity Alliance is pushing for a new standard intended to shore up security for an increasingly popular networking technology.

• Microsoft, HP seek security in each others arms

  HP's ProCurve division and Microsoft have developed a way for software products from both companies to work together to produce what they claim is a complete system for managing security.

• San Francisco admin hijacks city network

  A network administrator for the city of San Francisco has been arrested on charges of taking control of the city's computer network and locking administrators out.

Blogs (14)

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  Security is no excuse for bad customer service

  Banks are under a great deal of pressure to keep their systems watertight but sometimes they implement security policies that make no sense and create unnecessary inconveniences for their customers.

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  Don't you dare Touch my new iPod

  Is Apple keeping the iPod Touch and iPhone platform closed to third party developers to protect its impressive record on security?

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  Kevin Rudd is a cyber agent of KAOS

  This week the Australian online banking system was tested by an agent of KAOS Kevin Rudd and his $10 billion dollar fiscal package that, as Agent 86 would say, "missed it by that much" on knocking out the banking system.

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  Telstra 'network vandals' sever the national security argument

  I was interested to read that Telstra had the good sense to finally hand over its network designs to the Federal government last week.

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  Will committee fatigue strand regional telecoms?

  Will the Regional Telecommunications Independent Review Committee's report linger as simply yet another ineffectual review guiding limp and ineffectual efforts to improve regional services?

Features and Case Studies (827)

• Six wireless access points tested

  In recent months, wireless networks have received a boost as products based on the 802.11g standard--capable of 54Mbps--have come into the mainstream. Are you ready for fast wireless?

• Network horror stories expose need for understanding

  As a number of horror stories reveal, corporate networks aren't the safe and tightly controlled entities they should be. Here we expose just how wrong it can go and ask leading industry figures to light the way towards effective network management.

• IDF: Enterprise wireless networks secure at last?

  Two vendors have presented a solution to the very real problem of wireless network security--though it only works for the enterprise. One obstacle: wireless networking is 'like a drug'.

• 802.11i--designed to integrate

  802.11i is currently nearing completion and it adds two main blocks of improvements, improved security for data in transit, and better control of who can use a network.

• Network security: Doing too much with too little will cost you

  Organisations with strapped IT budgets sometimes cut corners when it comes to security. If that's the case for you, you may find some of the same vulnerabilities that one consultant identified in two clients' networks.

Reviews (500)

• Six wireless access points tested

  In recent months, wireless networks have received a boost as products based on the 802.11g standard--capable of 54Mbps--have come into the mainstream. Are you ready for fast wireless?

• 802.11i--designed to integrate

  802.11i is currently nearing completion and it adds two main blocks of improvements, improved security for data in transit, and better control of who can use a network.

• Tech Guide: Small-business networking

  Tips for implementing a wireless, Ethernet or power-line network in a small-business environment.

• LapLink Gold

  Whether over cable, an existing wired or wireless network, or dial-up telephone lines, LapLink Gold lets you connect any two systems running 32-bit versions of Microsoft Windows.

• Top 6 wireless networking tips

  Properly securing a wireless access point means closing it off the network - but this is often easier said than done.

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