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Federal Wireless Woes
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Government agencies are not taking the proper procedures to ensure that wireless networks are secure, leaving their networks susceptible to attack. That is the alarming conclusion of a Government Accountability Office (GAO) study of security controls at 24 agencies and assessments of wireless security at six federal agencies in the nation’s capital.Information Security: Federal Agencies Need to Improve Controls over Wireless Networks is  on SM Online.


Government agencies are not taking the proper procedures to ensure that wireless networks are secure, leaving their networks susceptible to attack. That is the alarming conclusion of a Government Accountability Office (GAO) study of security controls at 24 agencies and assessments of wireless security at six federal agencies in the nation’s capital.Information Security: Federal Agencies Need to Improve Controls over Wireless Networks is on SM Online.


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