There used to be a time when not many individuals had a computer. Obviously, things like computer networking weren’t a buzzword at the times. However, Time evolved & so evolved the technology in the computer field. With the internet, whole world shrunk & the term computer network gained importance. To prevent malpractices in sharing information across the globe through many connected computers, security of information became vital to service providers & end users.

To connect many computers together has traditionally involved having some physical medium running between them. It could be phone wire, coaxial cable or CAT5 cable. But since technological developments are taking place latest trend in Network security is popularly called “wireless network security”.

In recent trends, connecting through a network employs wireless technology. As name suggests, it doesn’t require any cable or telephone or physical hardware to connect computers in the network. Such network however, still requires security to prevent from data loss, secure information sharing, security from hacking. This is done through Wireless network security which is cost effective & total set-up required for setting up is quite simple too. You have your computer connected to internet by internet service provider. This now is connected to a wireless access point or router which broadcasts the signal. You connect wireless antenna network cards to your computers to receive that signal and talk back to the wireless access point and you are in business.

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First things first conference calls are generally very secure. Tapping into to a conference call is very difficult from a server side as the equipment is under lock and key in a secure room, and there are hundreds of calls pulsing through the system at any one time making it extremely difficult to source an individual call. It is even harder to tap into a conference calls outwith the server. However there are some important steps that everyone should take to improve their conference calling security. 

Change Your Password
The easiest suckers in any digital environment are those that don't change their passwords regularly. So change it so that inappropriate people who have learnt your password cannot tap into the calls. Remember that if you use the same password former employess probably know it. Former employees are commonly disgruntled or working for competitors so please change your password!

Use the security features provided by the Conference Call Providers
Many conference call providers provide users with a PIN for each individual call. Therefore the PIN will only work for that call so even if someone knows your password they can't listen in to your call. Anther useful feature is that when the moderator exits the call the shuts down. This is useful as it means that the moderator has full control over security and he knows that no more will be discussed once he leaves the call.

As always make sure your system is up to date with the latest security updates and make sure your anti-virus software and firewall is up-to-date and switched ON!(you would be suprised to learn how many people do not switch on their firewall.

Good luck and happy calling

Whoa, now here’s a patent that’s actually worth discussing. (The majority of patents are boring, that’s the implication.). Published for the first time this week, a patent filing for the process reveals that Apple wants to provide a more secure method for preventing unauthorized access to a whole device — or private information on that device — than current techniques like passcodes; That is, the device would have a built-in scanner, biometric or otherwise, that would determine if you’re really you, if that makes any sense at all. You touch the iPhone’s screen and it recognizes your fingerprint; hello, world! You place your palm on your MacBook’s palm rest and trackpad and the computer recognizes you; no password needed anymore!

The solution, the company suggests, would be to automatically use a sensor either hidden within the device or else repurposed from its usual role. Devices could recognize a fingerprint or finger vein pattern simply by waiting for the user to touch the display, which would hide the sensors on or behind the screen. A forward-facing camera could alternately look for retinal patterns or even recognize the facial features of owners when they're in the right position for use.

Notebooks could use the trackpad, palmrest and a webcam for a similar purpose. Biometrics could also be context-sensitive and detect the shape of a user's ear before allowing a call to go through, for example.




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