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Major SSL Flaw Find Prompts Protocol Update

Vendors, IETF, have been working on a fix since last month for a newly discovered vulnerability in the SSL protocol that spans browsers, servers, smart cards, and other products.

REVIEW: Windows 7 DirectAccess Replaces VPN with Secure, Always-On Connection

DirectAccess is designed to replace the trusty VPN with a secure, always-on connection that requires little or no user interaction. 
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Best Practices for Maintaining NPPI

Departments maintaining NPPI are responsible for that information and any disclosure of it.  No departments should have faculty/staff/students storing NPPI locally (on any equipment or workstations).

Departments must determine

Wireless

 Though wireless is easy and accessible, most wireless is not secure.  Do not send sensitive/private/confidential information over a wireless connection.  Do not keep sensitive/private/confidential information on mobile equipment.  Anyone with proper equipment can access a network from anywhere in the vicinity, spy on traffic, see passwords and other data, and watch everything happening on the wireless network.

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