North American companies are far behind their European and Asian counterparts when it comes to protecting mobile data according to a recently released global survey by wireless solutions provider Symantec Corporation based in Cupertino, Calif.

Researchers use fingerprints to secure networks

Network World staff - March 30, 2006

University of Buffalo researchers say they have put their fingers on a way to improve security of wireless handheld devices and Web sites.

Would you hire Dubai to run your infrastructure?

Winn Schwartau - March 30, 2006

The issue was not political, at least not in my mind. It was all about security. In the national hoopla over whether a foreign government or those under its control should run operations at major U.S. ports, I heard lots of misplaced xenophobia. I wanted to understand the security implications as they might apply to networks in a similar situation, and that took me back to 1999.

Smarter prevention beats simple detection

Mari-Len De Guzman - March 30, 2006

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