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Despite the uncertainty regarding the best security practices for wireless networking, many organizations are interested in or are already deploying wireless LAN technology. Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) Virtual Private Networks (VPNs) are quickly gaining popularity as serious contenders in the remote-access marketplace. There is a computer security mantra which says that the basic issues to manage are “ports, passwords and patches”. Over the past few years, Information Security has emerged as a separate and distinct profession from traditional systems and physical security career fields. One of the largest healthcare providers in South-eastern Pennsylvania has rolled out new measures to increase the security of patient records.

The SmartFilter product from Secure Computing was one of the earliest products to perform category-based URL filtering. Now in version 3.2, the basic principles of the product remain, with performance and management improvements aimed at making the task of controlling web access as simple as possible.
SmartFilter is intended to sit on a web proxy behind a firewall, or on the firewall itself. The product comprises agents that reside on the gateways, a management server that runs on Windows, Solaris and Linux servers, and a management console which can run on the same platforms. The server and console components are both Java based.

Compliance with the Sarbanes-Oxley Act is forcing companies to impose stricter policies, says Chris Mullins Emerging threats such as phishing and spyware pose hazards to federal IT systems and more needs to be done to protect them, according to a report released Monday by the Government Accountability Office.