http://searchSecurity.com/magazineFeature/0,296894,sid14_gci1280031,00.html
Feature: Revamping Remote Access
Information Security Magazine, November 2007

In this feature, Lisa interviews organizations that have overhauled their secure remote access strategies to meet new challenges, from accommodating mergers to expanding application breadth.

http://searchsecurity.bitpipe.com/detail/RES/1195479679_947.html
Webcast: Evolving techniques for secure remote access
SearchSecurity, November 28, 2007

Traditional VPN clients were effective at enabling trusted laptop access to corporate networks, but legacy VPNs can have a tough time keeping up with increasingly diverse and mobile workforces. In this webcast, Lisa Phifer discusses contemporary secure remote access alternatives that can replace those old IPsec VPN concentrators.

http://searchsecurity.com/tip/0,289483,sid14_gci1281394,00.html
Secure remote access: Closing the Windows Mobile smartphone loophole
SearchSecurity, November 20, 2007

Smartphones are finally seeing real use as a platform for accessing corporate networks. In this tip, Lisa Phifer reviews options for achieving secure remote access from Windows Mobile smartphones.

Networking

http://www.bitpipe.com/detail/RES/1197294713_590.html
Essential Guide for Upgrading Your Network
SearchNetworking.com, December 10, 2007

Companies that build real-time applications on top of inadequate network infrastructure are risking technical and business failure. This eGuide, written by Lisa Phifer, David Greenfield, and Robin Layland, offers insight and advice for network planners.

http://searchnetworkingchannel.com/guide/faq/category/0,296296,sid100_tax308856,00.html
FAQs: Virtual Private Networks with Lisa Phifer
searchNetworkingChannel, December 7, 2007

Lisa Phifer answers the common questions that networking service providers ask about virtual private networks (VPNs) in this podcast, now available in both text and MP3 formats.

Wi-Fi Planet

http://www.wi-fiplanet.com/columns/article.php/3711381
Cheers to Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi Planet, November 15, 2007

On a roadtrip in the Napa Valley, Lisa Phifer takes a first-person look at the role Wi-Fi and other wireless technologies are playing in the vineyards and wine cellars of Northern California.

http://www.wi-fiplanet.com/tutorials/article.php/3716241
The Caffe Latte Attack: How It Works and How to Block It
Wi-Fi Planet, December 12, 2007

Hotspot users beware: in the time it takes to buy a latte, this client-side encrypted ARP flood attack could grab enough packets to crack your corporate WEP keys. This tutorial illustrates how.

Mobile Computing

http://searchmobilecomputing.com/tip/0,289483,sid40_gci1284793,00.html
Mobile device security: Improving mobile authentication
searchMobileComputing, December 5, 2007

In this tip, Lisa Phifer explores why many mobile users fail to enable password authentication and what can be done to improve the situation.

http://searchmobilecomputing.com/tip/0,289483,sid40_gci1286926,00.html
Avoiding data breaches through mobile encryption
searchMobileComputing, December 20, 2007

After authentication comes encryption... Here, Lisa compares mobile encryption alternatives and their ability to prevent stored data theft.

http://searchmobilecomputing.com/tip/0,289483,sid40_gci1278977,00.html
http://searchmobilecomputing.bitpipe.com/detail/RES/1193844210_105.html
Mobilizing your workforce: Key questions to ask
searchMobileComputing, October 31, 2007

As mobile applications gain momentum, few enterprises can afford to be left behind. In this tip, Lisa discusses the critical considerations that can make or break a mobile enterprise deployment. Also available for download in podcast format from Bitpipe.

Security Skeptic

http://www.securityskeptic.com/arc20071101.htm#BlogID658
Podcast on Fast Flux
Security Skeptic, November 2, 2007

Dave Piscitello chats with Radio Free Internet about fast flux networks. Fast flux is an attack method that uses evasion techniques to frustrate law enforcement and anti-phishing responders by constantly changing the bogus web site hosts and the name servers used to lure you to them.

http://www.securityskeptic.com/arc20071001.htm#BlogID657u
Domain Name Front Running
Security Skeptic, October 30, 2007

Dave provides an abstract for an SSAC advisory concerning alleged cases of Domain Name Front Running, a term that refers to any opportunity for a party with insider information to track an Internet user's preference for a domain name and preemptively register that name.

http://www.securityskeptic.com/arc20071001.htm#BlogID655
Yet another phishing target: Domain Name Registrars
Security Skeptic, October 16, 2007

Dave describes an attack that exploits domain name renewal notice emails that registrars send to registrants. The attack uses similar social engineering and deception techniques as those used in identity theft and other phishing attacks.

Broadband Home Networking Tips

http://www.digitallanding.com/article_display.cfm/article_id/4461
Removing personal data from your old PC's disk
Digital Landing, Fall 2007

In this tip, Lisa Phifer explains how to make sure that old disks are completely erased and safely disposed of.

http://www.digitallanding.com/article_display.cfm/article_id/4472
Making sure you reach the right wireless network
Digital Landing, Fall 2007

Lisa recommends simple steps to stop accidental Wi-Fi connections.

http://www.digitallanding.com/article_display.cfm/article_id/4476
Introduction to cellular wireless data cards
Digital Landing, Fall 2007

In this introductory tip, Lisa explains how to add a cellular wireless data card to your laptop.

http://www.digitallanding.com/article_display.cfm/article_id/4504
How to download on-line videos to your TiVo
Digital Landing, Fall 2007

Downloading movies from the Internet to your TiVo is a simple and quick way to get the content you want, when you want it.

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