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Last Updated: Nov 26, 2001

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Survey: Laptops, e-mail top list of remote-security headaches

IT staffers charged with securing their company's remote connections report that their largest challenges have to do with notebooks and laptops, e-mail, firewalls and VPNs -- in that order. (26 Nov 2001)

searchSecurity remote security survey finds laptops and email top IT manager's nightmare list

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NEWS:
>>	Executive Security Briefing: How to manage remote workforce security (SearchSecurity) 23 Oct 2001
>>	Facing remote security challenges (SearchSecurity) 23 Oct 2001
>>	Survey: Laptops, e-mail top list of remote-security headaches (SearchSecurity.com) 22 Oct 2001
>>	Tech security experts raise alarms about wireless hacking technique (The Wall Street Journal (registration required) 15 Oct 2001


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