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  :: Fortifying Network Security
 
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Who can you trust in the Web 2.0 world? With rich internet media comes new network vulnerabilities. Stop inbound and outbound threats: Read "Still Sneaking In." 		spacer
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  :: EDITOR'S NOTE ::                                  June 11, 2008
The emerging preferred method of managing smartphones, including security, is twofold.
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Mobile Device Management Can Create Order out of Chaos
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Protecting intellectual property from being tampered with and guarding against piracy are growing more difficult as companies expand into areas where security is not strong and tools to write applications become more easily exploited. Vic DeMarines, vice president of products for V.i. Laboratories, says strategies are available that can make code more resistant.
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Since late 2001 Carl Weinschenk has been a freelance information technology and telecommunications writer. His work has appeared online and in print at mobilepipeline, America's Network and a variety of other publications and sites. He is a contributing editor to Communications Technology magazine. Previously, Weinschenk held staff editing and writing positions at InternetWeek, tele.com, Cable World and Cable Marketing magazines. You can e-mail him at security@itbusinessedge.com.

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