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| Information Security This Week (EU-IST) | ||
| Published | 06 March 2006 | |
| Editor | Urs. E. Gattiker | |
| ISSN | 1600-1869 | |
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Protect your laptop while surfing at your favorite coffee shop - AirDefense Personal - Lite - free download |
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| Public hotspot - free tool - how to better secure your notebook | ||
| Previously we pointed out that while encrypting information going from and to a hotspot is critical, if the public hotspot is a rogue or has been hijacked, a virtual private network (VPN) solution is a must. The first related story gives access to a freeware solution that does a great VPN job for your labtop for free. | ||
| Security developers took more than a decade to move from intrusion detection to intrusion prevention in the world of wired networking. But in the fast-paced wireless space, vendors are already jumping on prevention as the first step in security. |
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| FACTS Cost: free for personal use Software: AirDefense Personal Lite v.2.1 Release Date: 2005-08 Platforms: Microsoft Service Pack 2 is required to operate this program, XP or 2003 Author: AirDefense (USA) Language: English Size of Download: 2MB A Lite version of AirDefense Personal is freely downloadable after you fill out a registration form at: |
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| TIDBIT 1 The program may give a so-called 'Wireless Alert' in which case it provides information as follows: 1) what it means and how it can affect the system, and 2) the remedies you can take to remove this threat are outlined. TIDBIT 2 Using the VPN solution or this technology can be a problem if you want to conntect to a public hotspot such as one by Fon (see last related story). Here, AirDefense Personal as well as your VPN have to be de-activated to log on securily with https. Once you are logged on, relaunch AirDefense Personal and you are set. |
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