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Monday, March 31, 2003
Fear and laziness stunt Wi-Fi growth - Tony Hallett, Silicon.com
Security fears and general laziness are the main obstacles blocking the widespread adoption of wireless networks, according to analysts. The need for end-to-end security and users' laziness are the key obstacles blocking widespread adoption of Wi-Fi wireless LAN--but they are being overcome. There is always a trade-off between security and convenience in any network set-up, according to Mark Stevens, senior vice president of network security at WatchGuard, but the "biggest threat [to the spread of Wi-Fi] is ignorance."
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