Spectrum hog leads the race for 802.11n ratification
The 802.11n task grouplast weeknarrowed the number of candidates for the new wireless Ethernet standard 802.
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Can IT find something better to do than play 'gotcha?'
Along the theme of a previous blog "Are users really to blame for poor security", the "geniuses" in IT are at it again. They're spending valuable business resources to craft a fake e-mail virus to "test" which users are going to be fooled into double clicking it.
You use my hotspot, I'll use your credit card
A recent story on "Evil twin" Wi-Fi networks that spoof legitimate hotspots or corporate networks makes it clear that all public hotspots should immediately implement 802.1x and PEAP authentication.
Got VPN? You'll still want new 802.1x hotspot
Recently, T-Mobile announced that they are the firstU.S.
If you can't beat them, eat them
Wow! I guess $450 million in pocket change from Cisco can get just about anyone to sell out.
The future of PCs lies in underclocking and overclocking
When I mention the word "underclock," I am greeted by big frowns from my PC enthusiast friends. How dare I suggest that they lower their CPU or system speed!
VoIP and open source, the next great frontier
As the commoditization and open sourcing of operating systems and applications continue to disrupt the software companies, telephony vendors have so far enjoyed a relative calm in the closed and proprietary phone systems market with substantial profit margins. That could now all be turned on its head with the proliferation of open source VoIP and PBX software.
Consumers really do care about Wireless Security if given a chance
It's a new year and time for a new place to live. When I moved in to my new complex last week, I performed a Wireless LAN survey as any self respecting geek would.
Firefox has much to learn
It is widely asserted as "fact" that Firefox is more secure, but does that assertion really hold up under intense scrutiny? Peter Torr of Microsoft doesn't seem to think so.
PPTP VPN authentication protocol proven very susceptible to attack
Later today, Joshua Wright will release an upgraded version of his ultra-high speed password cracking tool called ASLEAP . For those of you already familiar with ASLEAP, you might be wondering what this has to do with Microsoft's PPTP VPN protocol since ASLEAP is a LEAP authentication dictionary attack tool.