Monthly Archives: May 2002
AirMagnet 1.2 Reveals WLAN Trouble Spots
AirMagnet 1.2 Reveals WLAN Trouble Spots">AirMagnet Inc.s AirMagnet Sniffer works right, right out of the box—much to its credit and to network administrators advantage...
HP, Compaq Beginning to Merge Assets, Liabilities
With all the drama and intrigue of the bitter six-month proxy battle behind them, Hewlett-Packard Co. executives are finally ready to roll out a...
One Large Pepperoni, Hold the Secrets
Other than those walking the secret halls of the National Security Agency, James Bamford, author of two books on the NSA, probably knows more...
Watchdogs on Way Out?
While much of the high-tech industry has spent the last several months focusing on security—for their information as well as their physical assets—a small...
Congress Looks to Amend Security Bill
Eager to make it easier for enterprises to turn over to the government private communications that run over corporate networks, Congress is poised to...
The Buzz: May 6, 2002
Virus Creator Gets 20 MonthsHe let loose a computer virus that did $80 million in damage, and now David Smith will spend the next...
Sonicwall, Certicom Laying Off Work Forces, Restructuring
SonicWall Inc. and Certicom Corp. last week announced major layoffs and corporate restructurings, continuing a trend that has seen several major security vendors reshuffle...
VPN Tools Aid WLAN Security
VPN Tools Aid WLANSecurity">The latest security gateway appliances from SMC Networks Inc. help ease 802.11x security concerns by using standard VPN technologies to secure...
P3P Is Good Step, Not a Solution
Last month, the World Wide Web Consortium released Platform For Privacy Preferences 1.0 as a recommendation. The release of P3P as a W3C standard...
License Deals: Buyer Beware
Remember software assurance, Microsofts controversial enterprise license agreement that purports to offer corporate customers big savings if theyll just commit in advance to buying...