The proliferation of Internet technologies has helped fuel the telecommuting wave with its mobility and connectivity needs, but it's been a double-edged sword as that very mobility has increased security threats to networks from dial-up and wireless access. While companies . . .
The proliferation of Internet technologies has helped fuel the telecommuting wave with its mobility and connectivity needs, but it's been a double-edged sword as that very mobility has increased security threats to networks from dial-up and wireless access. While companies have been busy--if not always terribly effective--instituting E-security measures to block external threats to their Web sites, mobile systems that access corporate systems are largely unprotected. This has dangerous implications as more employees take to the road with their handy notebooks and personal digital assistants.

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