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Get the convenience of wireless computing without the risks

As laptops become more portable and handheld devices more powerful, it's easier than ever to take your computing environment to go. Fast Internet connections are also easier to find when you have wireless connectivity. But with this enhanced mobility comes additional information security risks. By understanding these risks and implementing tools to help minimize them, you can keep your mobile computing safe and convenient.

The Pitfalls of Wireless Networks

For road warriors, wireless network technology, often referred to as WiFi, offers a readily accessible and speedy on-ramp to the Internet. WiFi hotspots are becoming increasingly common in the U.S., found everywhere from coffee shops to hotels, even baseball stadiums like SBC Park in San Francisco. Community-based upstarts such as SF Wireless and NYCWireless together are building publicly-accessible WiFi networks in their hometowns. Gartner market research estimates 30 million people will connect to the Internet via public WiFi hot spots in 2004.

However, this proliferation of public wireless networks has evolved with ease of use in mind -- data security has been a secondary concern. Standard WiFi security mechanisms such as Wired Equivalent Privacy (WEP) and the newer WiFi Protected Access (WPA) -- can be cumbersome to configure. Mobile Technology Security Considerations

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