Wireless LANs and the security threat

Tolly: Wireless LANs and the security threat, 02/20/06 This situation points to the need for a wireless IPS even if you haven’t implemented wireless LANs internally, because all of your new notebooks have built-in wireless.

Tolly: Wireless LANs and the security threat, 02/20/06

This situation points to the need for a wireless IPS even if you haven’t implemented wireless LANs internally, because all of your new notebooks have built-in wireless.

Nutter’s Help Desk: Analyzing an employee’s PC use without his knowledge, 02/20/06

I was contacted by a department supervisor at my company about a potential problem with an employee’s use of the computer assigned to that individual. The supervisor isn’t sure whether it is Internet access, files stored locally or some combination of …

Editorial: Security: Lots more work to do, 02/20/06

A panel of security experts at the RSA Conference last week said businesses still overlook fundamental security questions when buying or building software.

Anderson: China, Incorporated, 02/20/06

Napoleon said, ‘Do not awaken China.’ That was almost 200 ago. Today, China is awake and energetic, and has funding from the most deep-pocketed of sources – the U.S. venture community.

Johnson: Tackling telecom policy, 02/20/06

New FCC commissioner Robert McDowell is a more important guy than it might first appear, because he’ll serve as the swing vote on a number of critical regulatory and policy issues the FCC plans on addressing in upcoming months. A few examples …

Gearhead: Sound advice from Acid Pro, 02/20/06

This week we embark onto the seas of multimedia. Over the next few weeks we’ll be looking at products and technologies that will make your struggles with graphics, audio and video a lot easier.

‘Net Buzz: Wikipedia is a wonderful resource, but .., 02/20/06

What’s not to like about Wikipedia? Almost 1 million articles strong in the English version, this immensely popular site has become a go-to resource for ‘Net users doing research for school, work or fun. What’s not to like, though, is that Wikipedia …

Bradner: Father knows best about net neutrality, 02/20/06

Testifying at a Feb. 7 Senate Commerce committee hearing, Google’s Vint Cerf asked senators not to let the phone companies mess up the Internet’s architectural model.

Backspin: Demo and the Next Big Things, 02/20/06

The Next Big Things are out there, rushing towards us, and Demo is the place to find them.

Presti: Enter the age of the warm, fuzzy IT integrator, 02/20/06

Your technology integrators want to know what keeps you awake at night. Don’t worry. They’re not going to offer to sing something soft and soothing over your plain old telephone service line at 3 a.m. But many are taking their consultative …

Dr. Internet: Clarifying static vs. DHCP debate in terms of speed, 02/20/06

Does a static IP address make file transfers go faster than using DHCP IP addresses? No, Dr. Internet says.

Cool Tools: Hard-drive power for your PC, 02/20/06

Seagate offers an External Hard Drive (400GB, dual interface) for about $330, and Flexity offers a PowerSquid Surge3000 surge protector for about $70.