WPS — The Wireless Network Backdoor

WPS or WiFi Protected Setup (a.k.a. WSC or WiFi Simple Config) is a handy feature of a wireless base station that allows easy connection of new clients by the press of a physical button. WPS is required to be enabled by default for a manufacturer/vendor to achieve WiFi Alliance certification on their products. This means that most devices have it enabled right out of the box.

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Exchange 2013: New Features and Changes, Part 1

Microsoft recently released Exchange Server 2013, an improved messaging platform that provides quite a few interesting features at various levels. There are major changes, and organizations will have to rethink the way they plan to maintain or integrate messaging in their infrastructure. The level of changes is not as dramatic as those seen between 2003 and 2007, but as you will see, certain things are dealt with differently. As of now, very few organizations have Exchange 2013 running, so it is certainly going to be interesting to see how this iteration of the product will interconnect with existing messaging solutions soon.

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