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Sunday, August 19, 2001
http://www.nytimes.com/2001/08/19/technology/19WIRE.html As Wireless Networks Grow, So Do Security Fears By JOHN SCHWARTZ Avi Rubin did not mean to hack into the hospital's computer network; it practically begged him to.... Mr. Rubin, 33, the author of "White-Hat Security Arsenal: Tackling the Threats" (Addison-Wesley) a guide to repelling computer security threats, was surprised, but also worried. He was glad to have the easy Internet access that the network was offering. On the other hand, he also knew that with "sniffer" software that he uses to analyze computer networks, he could monitor every message and file passing through the hospital's wireless system, presumably including sensitive patient data entered by nurses via the wireless-equipped laptops they carried from room to room.... (ed. note: This article also mentions: "equipment from vendors like Cisco Systems that have enhanced security through proprietary software")
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