Re:128 bit WEP + only vnc port open = secure home
on
802.11 Security
·
· Score: 1
I agree. I simply use a 128 bit WEP, open only the vnc port and use vnc with authentication ontop of it for my home wireless n/w. the very nature of vnc adds a lot of noise for the hacker so i think this is farely secure for ur average joe!
Sun CEO woos Indian developers to build alternative desktop
PTI[ SATURDAY, MARCH 22, 2003 09:46:19 PM ]
BANAGALORE: Sun Microsystems Inc Chairman, President and CEO Scott McNealy today exhorted Indian software programmers to build Sun's "desktop computer" as an alternative system to Microsoft software architecture.
"We want you to build the next generation software alternative to the Microsoft architecture," McNealy told over 2,000 software programmers and developers on the second day of "Sun Tech Days 2003" Developer Conference here.
He said the desktop with a smart card reader capability would have Mad Hatter, Linux, Gnome, Evolution and Java's star office products.
"The world will get a choice," he said on the desktop operating on thin client and invited developers to contribute to its development. The thin client model would be ideal for countries like India.
McNealy, Chairman of the USD 13.6 billion Sun, said the company had deployed over 25,000 "Sun Rays" virtual terminals in its campus in the US, which did not have any accessories.
"It is not a desktop, but works on a big server platform," he said.
Terming it as "unleashing mobility with security," McNealy said access to the workstation through a smart card would be easy from any location and secure.
I was just readin his book yesterday in which he sez (one of)IBM's strategy was to provide outsourcing of IT services to companies such that "if it cost them 1000 dollars then IBM wld do it for 750"
That plan more or less was one of the thngs that helped him bring IBM back to today.
Now this very strategy is being used to bring down the costs to maybe 300 bucks by outsourcing to companies in different countries. So just coz now 'country' is involved in this solution does it change the soundness of strategy? NO!
Slashdot Mirror
try a search on google, :-)
I agree. I simply use a 128 bit WEP, open only the vnc port and use vnc with authentication ontop of it for my home wireless n/w. the very nature of vnc adds a lot of noise for the hacker so i think this is farely secure for ur average joe!
(based on this mail on ietf vrrp maling list)
Sun CEO woos Indian developers to build alternative desktop PTI[ SATURDAY, MARCH 22, 2003 09:46:19 PM ] BANAGALORE: Sun Microsystems Inc Chairman, President and CEO Scott McNealy today exhorted Indian software programmers to build Sun's "desktop computer" as an alternative system to Microsoft software architecture. "We want you to build the next generation software alternative to the Microsoft architecture," McNealy told over 2,000 software programmers and developers on the second day of "Sun Tech Days 2003" Developer Conference here. He said the desktop with a smart card reader capability would have Mad Hatter, Linux, Gnome, Evolution and Java's star office products. "The world will get a choice," he said on the desktop operating on thin client and invited developers to contribute to its development. The thin client model would be ideal for countries like India. McNealy, Chairman of the USD 13.6 billion Sun, said the company had deployed over 25,000 "Sun Rays" virtual terminals in its campus in the US, which did not have any accessories. "It is not a desktop, but works on a big server platform," he said. Terming it as "unleashing mobility with security," McNealy said access to the workstation through a smart card would be easy from any location and secure.
I was just readin his book yesterday in which he sez (one of)IBM's strategy was to provide outsourcing of IT services to companies such that "if it cost them 1000 dollars then IBM wld do it for 750" That plan more or less was one of the thngs that helped him bring IBM back to today. Now this very strategy is being used to bring down the costs to maybe 300 bucks by outsourcing to companies in different countries. So just coz now 'country' is involved in this solution does it change the soundness of strategy? NO!