Daily CyberCrime and Security Report for February 4, 2002

TechWeb: WLAN Security on the Rise
04-Feb-02 08:23:57 ET

Story Highlights:
"Ask a room full of IT managers to identify the biggest impediment to wireless LAN deployment and it's a safe bet more than half of them will put security at the top of their lists..."

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"That's a big problem, not only for users who are itching to gain wireless access to enterprise information resources but also for vendors that are trying to sell wireless infrastructure and applications..."

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LATimes: World Forum Web Site Crashes
03-Feb-02 05:34:12 ET

Story Highlights:
"The Web site of the World Economic Forum crashed Friday, and cyber-activists claimed they took it down in a 'virtual sit-in...'"

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"Forum officials said they were trying to determine what brought the site down..."

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TechWeb: Should We Trust Microsoft's (Nasdaq: MSFT) Security Push?
01-Feb-02 04:51:30 ET

Story Highlights:
"Microsoft's press machine has cranked it up to full volume lately, turning out announcements on security and software quality..."

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"Microsoft's new security push follows the typical pattern: The company falls behind on something, and Gates and Ballmer go public with the proclamations..."

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