Discovered and submitted to the agency this past Monday, the exploit unearthed by Smith takes advantage of an "SNMP backdoor" : an internet protocol that allows for remote network administrative control without authentication.

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The goal was to establish and encourage the adoption of a common set of standards that would bring a 3G-like end-user experience to Wi-Fi by facilitating an automatic network discovery, selection and authentication of carrier-operated Wi-Fi networks.

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Together the Hotspot 2.0 and WBA initiatives aim to create advanced Wi-Fi hotspot networks with an improved end-user experience for authentication, security, network selection and roaming.

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Second is a vendor neutrality that can deftly neutralize any reluctant (or recalcitrant) healthcare IT vendor, and third is a rich history of domain expertise specifically around industrial-strength network security, identity management and authentication (at scale).

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If businesses want an ultra-secure network, he notes, they should use encryption, authentication and access control.

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Being able to rigorously enforce firewalls, authentication procedures and other security measures across the network is essential to the future security of the sea services.

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