Topic: Security, Encryption & Legislation
The new items published under this topic are as follows.
Pronto Networks and Sweet Spot Solutions Provide Secure Wi-Fi Access
Pronto Networks and Sweet Spot Solutions Introduce A Brandable Internet Key for Secure and Easy Wi-Fi Access
Baltimore, MD ? Wi-Fi Planet Spring 2004 ?-/June 11, 2004 Wi-Fi Technology News/-Pronto Networks, a leading provider of carrier-class OSS solutions for large Wi-Fi hotspot networks, and Sweet Spot Solutions, a provider of industrial grade broadband wireless solutions, introduced a new, easy-to-use device for gaining Wi-Fi access that can be leveraged in both private and public
locations, such as corporate offices, hotels and hot zones.
Fortress and AirDefense to Discuss Implications of DoD Wireless Directive
-/May 24, 2004 Wi-Fi Technology News/-This webcast will provide analysis and interpretation of what the DoD?s 8100.2 directive means to government agencies and how wireless solutions can ensure compliance with this policy. The webcast will feature WLAN security experts and practitioners who will draw upon real-world case studies to illustrate deployment of risk-free wireless LANs and adherence to the DoD directive in their organizations.
Microsoft Informants Lead to Arrest Related to Sasser Internet Worm
Redmond, Wash. -- May 10, 2004 /The Wi-Fi Technology News/- Microsoft Corp. commended German law enforcement for its prompt arrest relating to the Sasser worm and confirmed that the company?s anti-virus reward program investigators had worked with informants on the case during the past week.
Microsoft's Recommendations for the Sasser Worm and Its Variants
May 04, 2004 /The Wi-Fi Technology News/-Microsoft teams have confirmed that the Sasser worm (W32.Sasser.A and its variants) is currently circulating on the Internet. Microsoft has verified that the worm exploits the Local Security Authority Subsystem Service (LSASS) issue that was addressed by the security update released on April 13 in conjunction with Microsoft Security Bulletin MS04-011.
Microsoft tracking people responsible for Worm Attacks against Computer Users
REDMOND, Wash., May 3, 2004 /Wi-Fi Technology News/- A recent increase in malicious activity on the Internet, including the development of attack tools and exploit code, has resulted in an automated attack against computer users in the form of a worm identified as "W32.Sasser.worm" ("Sasser").
Enterasys Introduces Managed Security Service Provider Program
NetSec?Leading Provider of Managed Security Services to Enterprises and Federal Government Agencies?Is First to Join New Program
ANDOVER, MA-April 29, 2004 /Wi-Fi Technology News/- Enterasys Networks Inc. (NYSE: ETS), a global provider of Secure NetworksTM for enterprise customers, announced an expansion of its comprehensive partner strategy with the introduction of its Managed Security Service Provider (MSSP) program. The company also announced NetSec, a leading MSSP serving enterprises and federal government agencies, as its first MSSP partner.
Wireless and Wi-Fi Security Book on WarDriving Released
Syngress Publishing Announces the Release of "WarDriving: Drive, Detect, Defend", the first book to focus exclusively on the recent phenomenon of "WarDriving,"
Rockland, April 27, 2004 /Wi-Fi Technology News/-Syngress Publishing, Inc., announced the publication of "WarDriving: Drive, Detect, Defend" (ISBN: 1-931836-03-5), will arrive in bookstores and at online retailers in May. It is the first book to focus exclusively on the recent phenomenon of "WarDriving," loosely defined in the world of high-tech computer security as "moving around a specific area for the purpose of mapping the population of wireless access points within that area."
FIRELINK FINALIST COGENT ANNOUNCES TETRAPOL 2004.IP
Newport, South Wales, 14th April 2004 -/Wi-Fi Technology News/- The key to the integration of all communications media, and therefore the foundation of future public safety and security networks, has been announced by Cogent, the UK operating company of EADS Defence and Communication Systems.
Microsoft Serious About Security, an E-Mail From Bill Gates
Author: Bill Gates
April 1, 2004 /Wi-Fi Technology News/- Malicious software code has been around for decades. But only in the last few years have the Internet, high-speed connections and millions of new computing devices converged to create a truly global computing network in which a virus or worm can circle the world in a matter of minutes.
Aventail Unveils the SSL VPN Most Advanced Endpoint Control Solution
Aventail Unveils the SSL VPN Industry?s Most Advanced Endpoint Control Solution for Securing Remote Access from Non-Corporate-Owned Devices
March 30, 2004 /Wi-Fi Technology News/-Aventail Corporation, the leading SSL VPN product company, today announced the unveiling of Aventail Secure Desktop and an enhanced version of Aventail Cache Control.