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6.2 Risks of Wireless Insecurity
The advent of wireless computing and the massive processing power available within
portable devices provides organizations with an unprecedented ability to provide flexible
computing services on-demand to enable business initiatives. While functionality is being
rapidly adopted, the process complicates the ability of IT departments to control their own
Intranets and enforce their own standards. Where the high performance computers of
yesterday required a dedicated room and special environmental controls, today's computers
arrive via a visitor??™s pocket or traveling employee??™s notebook, and require no hard-wired
connections to reach the corporate Intranet.
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