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VPN could be a very prone network thanks to MS PPTP (IDG News)
Your VPN could be a very prone network, thanks to a flaw in Microsoft's Point-to-Point Tunneling Protocol (PPTP) for securing VPNs. The flaw could provide a doorway to outside attackers. A security firm in Germany says that the Microsoft PPTP service that ships with Windows 2000 and XP carries an exploitable, pre-authentication buffer overflow -- the result could be a DoS attack. MS hasn't confirmed the flaw.
NEWS
Microsoft's playpen for geeks (CNET)
The Microsoft Center For Information Work: Think of it as a kind of playpen for geeks. MS has opened the center in Redmond; it will hook up techies with technological prototypes of office-related products that are years in the future. The techies will get to toy with the technology to see what works.
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Building a bigger, faster VPN
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QUICK HIT OF THE DAY
The rise of the CSO
A few years ago, CSOs would have been unusual. Today, however, more than 200 companies have chief security officers, according to analyst firm Giga Information Group in Cambridge, Mass. While the title shows businesses' increased awareness toward security issues, some may question the need to appoint a CSO. After all, shouldn't the CIO handle security?
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THE MISSING LINK
Oops! True IT Blooper #64: Gutter ball
When a bowling alley's software went on the blink, an IT pro got the call. It was league night, and the alley's manager needed him to roll a strike and save the day. Let's just say, it wasn't his night.
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