Instant Etherfast Series
USB VPN & Firewall Adapter
Safely connect to the Internet, with secure communications to your corporate network
et the Linksys USB VPN and Firewall Adapter protect your PC and your communications wherever you go. This easy-topack, lightweight, network interface with advanced safety and security features connects you to the Internet through any broadband connection (cable, DSL, or your hotel's fast Internet service), and protects your PC from most known Internet attacks with a powerful Stateful Packet Inspection firewall. You can also optionally block Java, Active X, and Cookies -- known points of entry for hackers. The Adapter connects to virtually any PC through the USB port, and requires no external power supply. Once you're connected, you can establish a Virtual Private Network tunnel from your PC to a corporate network using the popular IPSec VPN standard, and your transmitted data will be protected by government-spec DES or Triple-DES encryption. It's also a perfect traveling companion to the Linksys Firewall Router (BEFSX41) or VPN Router (BEFVP41) on your home or small office network. You can securely connect to your home resources to retrieve files, or check your local email. Once you're connected over VPN, it's just like being attached to the local network. With the Linksys USB VPN and Firewall Adapter protecting your PC and communications, you'll have one less thing to worry about when you're traveling.
USB VPN & Firewall Adapter Model No.: USBVPN1

Benefits

A USB-attached network interface with firewall safety and a secure communication link Establishes an IPSec Virtual Private Network tunnel to your corporate network Advanced firewall with Stateful Packet Inspection protects your PC from Internet attacks, wherever you connect USB interface works with virtually any PC

Features

Acts as a DHCP server for your PC Supports URL filtering and blocks Java, ActiveX, Proxy, and Cookies Back up and restore the device configuration Configurable through your PC's web browser Supports IPSec pass-through Supports traffic and event logging Supports USB 1.1 Interface for easy installation Free Technical Support24 Hours a Day, 7 Days a Week, Toll-Free US Calls 1-year Limited Warranty

Specifications

Standards Ports Cabling Type LEDs Security
USB 1.1, 802.3u 1 10/100 RJ45, 1 USB 1.1 Category 5 or better USB, Session, Diag, Link/Act, Full/Col, 100 IPSec 56-bit DES, and 168-bit 3DES

Package Contents

USB VPN & Firewall Adapter USB VPN & Firewall Adapter Installation CD with User Guide Category 5e Ethernet Network Cable USB Cable Quick Installation

Minimum Requirements

One PC with: 200MHz or Faster Processor 64MB RAM Recommended Internet Explorer 4.0 or Netscape Navigator 4.7 or Higher for Web-based Configuration CD-ROM Drive Available USB Port Windows 98SE, Me, 2000, or XP (for USB)

Environmental

Dimensions
4.72" x 0.59" x 2.52" (120 mm x 15 mm x 64 mm) 2.47 oz. (0.07 kg) Max Power 500mA FCC Class B, CE Mark 32F to 104F (0C to 40C) -4F to 158F (-20C to 70C)
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Unit Weight Power Certifications Operating Temp. Storage Temp.

Linksys

World Headquarters: 17401 Armstrong Ave. Irvine, CA 92614 USA E-mail: sales@linksys.com support@linksys.com
Operating Humidity 10% to 85%, Non-Condensing Storage Humidity
5% to 90%, Non-Condensing
Linksys products are available in more than 50 countries, supported by 12 Linksys Regional Offices throughout the world. For a complete list of local Linksys Sales and Technical Support contacts, visit our Worldwide Web Site at www.linksys.com.
Specifications are subject to change without notice. Instant Etherfast, Linksys, and the Linksys logo are registered trademarks of Linksys Group, Inc. Other brands and product names are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective holders. Copyright 2003 Linksys. All rights reserved.

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Security

Contactless Smart-Cards
tem, and that it is particularly suited to drivethrough and mass-transDespite healthy growth rates, the smart-card market is in a state of port ticketing applicaflux as manufacturers wait for a killer application to arrive. tions. For the year 2002, the EMEA services. New smart-card appliHow quickly contactless region led the way in smart cations are also arriving in the cards will take-off cards, accounting for 43% of the finance arena, as well as in the depends on the ability of world market of around 1.9 milsecurity/ID sector. manufacturers to agree lion cards. Next came the AsiaGood growth is expected from on common standards. Pacific region and the Americas, the financial sector because of Visitors to CeBIT should according to figures from market projects world-wide to replace check Hall 17 for some of Market growth is driving companies to offer research company Frost & the old magnetic strip cards with more and better smart-card products. the latest developments in Sullivan. smart-cards that conform to the this area. The major market for smartEMV (Europay/MasterCard/ ment schemes where smart-cards cards is for Visa) are used as authentication use in mobile Integrated devices in national ID proSMART-CARDS phones. Circuit Card grammes. In Malaysia, for Although Specifications example, the MyKad project GET SMALLER sales of SIM for Payment will provide every Malaysian citcards to the Systems. izen with a single smart-card The most popular use of mobile phone These were that contains the citizen's identismart-cards today is as SIM sector are jointly develfication, driving licence and (Subscriber Identity Module) still growing, oped by Visa passport. In private business, cards in GSM mobile telemanufacturand some corporations are using a phones a market that has ers have sufMasterCard single smart-card to replace varinow seen more than two fered as and are ous cards used by thousands of billion smart-cards deployed. increased competition has dridesigned to ensure employees for ID, access control, Despite its small size, the ven down prices. As a result, interoperability of chip-based computer login and so on. standard SIM card is considthey are hoping that new develpayment applications on a Like many other sectors of the ered too large for some opments can push the market global basis. IT industry, smart-cards are being mobile applications, and forward. Similarly, ID and access conimpacted by the shift towards work is underway to develSeveral future product trends trol applications are another wireless technologies. Today most op a new size of SIM. herald a healthy future for smart- growth area for the industry. smart-cards are traditional conThe ETSI (European card companies. In the phone After 9/11, governments worldtact cards that must be swiped Telecommunications market, demand is increasing for wide have been testing smartthough a reader. A new type of Standards Institute) Project high-value 32K and 64K SIM card security solutions. Several contactless card is gaining in popSmart Card Platform (EP cards for value-added UMTScompanies are running governularity because of its ease of use. SCP) has agreed to the There are also dual introduction of a new card, cards that can be read which is half the size of the both ways. existing SIMs, although it Contactless cards are WORLD MARKET FOR SMART-CARDS will remain backwardly comVolume popular with end-users patible with the old cards. and retailers alike Market forces are behind 3000 because they speed up 8.0 % the decision chiefly the Growth rate the whole payment/ 8.1 % growing use of data-only verification process. 7.0 % 2.mobile terminals. There are The card must merely 6.6 % already many data-only 2.352 6.8 % be held near to a card GSM terminals on the mar2.176 reader to function it 2000 2.032 ket, using the familiar PC1.906 does not even have to Card form factor. However, leave the user's wallet. with the development of 1500 Cardholders don't have even smaller terminals, the to carry cash for need for a smaller SIM card everyday purchases, or has arrived, especially in 1000 visit ATMs so often, those devices whose secand they like the secuondary purpose will be to rity of holding onto communicate, such as digi500 their card while maktal cameras or watches. ing a transaction. The new standard is expect0 Retailers report they ed to be ready in the first 2006 can service more cushalf of 2004. Source: Frost & Sullivan tomers with the sysby Keith Waller

Contactless cards are popular with end-users and retailers alike.

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CeBIT News 18-24 March 2004
Biometrics Blast-Off For Mass-markets

by Keith Waller

Major government schemes are encouraging the take-up of biometrics. In the past few years, biometric technologies have been hyped as the solution to every security problem. Optimistic announcements about the technology's capabilities have meant disappointments down the line and hindered real market growth. However, a new sense of realism after a series of trials by several governments means the technology is now viewed more realistically. A major driver for biometrics is the decision by both the EU and the US to consider the adoption of biometric-based passports within the next few years. The EU is moving towards the introduction of a standard ID for use throughout the member countries, soon to be 25. The proposed
The USA is further along the path to biometric passports.
HAND-HELDS GIVE THIEVES THE FINGER
The fingerprint recognition market has benefited from the introduction of silicon-based and ultrasound-based technologies. Silicon-based products are smaller and cheaper than optical technologies and make possible the use of fingerprint recognition to provide security for PDAs and mobile phones. Research company Frost & Sullivan says the market for non-AFIS (automated fingerprint recognition systems) was worth US$75.4 mn in 2002 and is expected to climb to $1,562.6 mn in 2009. Although prices of finger-scan systems have declined over the years, they are still relatively more expensive than other existing security solutions, such as magnetic stripe cards and proximity cards. However, finger-scan devices are more robust, reliable and accurate than traditional devices. Enhanced performance, along with falling prices, has made finger-scan products a very attractive proposition for consumers, states Frost & Sullivan lead biometrics analyst, Prianka Chopra. One example of the inroads being made by fingerprint recognition technology is the ClipDrive BIO from Memory Experts International (Hall 1, Stand 3D16). This is a secure portable USB (1.1 and 2.0) flash drive, which can store up to 2GB of data allowing the transport almost anything (applications, files, videos, graphics) from one place to another on something smaller than a mobile phone. Fingerprint recognition provides biometric authorisation for up to 16 users, and the disk partition means the user can secure what is stored inside, automatically encrypted for additional security. The single-part casing (the cap stays on so you can't lose it) is ruggedised.

technologies are facial imaging and fingerprint recognition. A separate trial for biometric passports in the UK is due to test fingerprint and iris recognition. The US is further along the path to biometric passports. Frank Moss, deputy assistant secretary for Passport Services, has announced that the country would begin production by the end of October. The new passports would include a contactless smart chip with a minimum of 32kB of EEPROM storage. The chip will contain a compressed full-face image. Another driver for the market is technology that is making biometrics more practical and attractive. Besides increased accuracy, manufacturers are now delivering products that are quicker, more portable and cheaper. After two decades, biometrics is beginning to make inroads into both public and private life. The IT industry is using biometrics to replace PINs and passwords. Other uses of biometrics that have gained the acceptance and approval of commercial and domestic end-users include physical access to, and protection of, restricted areas. Research house Business Communications Company (BCC) Inc estimates the global market for biometrics was US$946 mn in 2002. It is forecast to grow at an average annual growth rate (AAGR) of 29.1% to reach nearly $3.4 bn by 2007. BCC says the biometric market leader is finger scan technology with sales in 2002 of $744 mn
A new fingerprint sweep sensor developed by Fujitsu. Such technology will add biometric security to devices such as PDAs and mobile phones.
automated fingerprint recognition systems (AFIS) and non-AFIS products. Facial scan and voice scan have higher AAGRs (for the period 2002 to 2007) than finger scan 33.3% and 31.5% compared with 29.2%. At the lower end of the growth scale, are iris and retina scans with AAGRs of 18.8% and 19.5% respectively for the same period. According to Carl Gohringer, business development manager at NEC UK, biometrics benefits for business include improving an organisation's physical security; saving large sums of money by eliminating user provisioning and password management, and increasing usability and convenience to staff. At CeBIT, NEC (Hall 2, Stand B10) is demonstrating integrated biometric and smart card security for controlling premises and network access, along with facial recognition technology that is now being trialled at San Francisco Airport.
GLOBAL BIOMETRICS MARKET, 1997-2007
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The ClipDrive BIO from Memory Experts International uses fingerprint recognition technology to secure its 2GB of data from prying eyes.

Source: BCC, Inc.

CeBIT News

18-24 March 2004

Security Software For Wireless Worries
Wireless data presents a new challenge for security software suppliers. Security software has had to travel a long way since the days when viruses were spread on floppy disks. In those days, the viral threat spread very slowly and infection was more often accidental rather malicious. Today, because of the Internet, viruses are front-page news and virus writers have a world-wide audience and target for their skills. Hundreds of millions of computers are under attack and capable of passing any problem to the next machine in minutes. The SQL Slammer worm managed to infect 90% of vulnerable hosts in the first 10 minutes following its release into the wild. As a result, the market for security software in Western Europe reached around US$2 bn in 2002 according to market researchers IDC. In 2003, this market is expected to increase by 15% over the previous year. IDC forecasts that security software revenue in Europe will reach about $4.5 bn in 2007. While such growth is good news for security vendors, they are having to move fast to match new threats. A major new area is wireless devices. Wireless carriers are expanding their data services and more consumer and business products are supporting wireless connectivity. There are several new security risks associated with wireless data, which have driven the creation of a new wireless security market. Analyst In-Stat/MDR says that wireless device security will be a top area of concern for consumers, wireless carriers and network administrators, as all groups have a stake in the stability and security of the devices. The main challenge in securing wireless devices is determining whose job it is. Smartphones, normally sold through service providers, are usually considered to be consumer devices. However, as in the home PC market, the average consumer user lacks understanding of how and why to secure their device. Many consumers may expect data security from the service providers and device manufacturers. Meanwhile, corporate IT administrators must choose between the benefits of offering added mobility via wireless devices and the security risks associated with wireless deployment and management. Additionally, wireless networks are complicating the security equation, as devices that once were predominantly corporate in nature are now also accessing wireless data networks via hotspots and public areas. These wireless users

NEW SOFTWARE SECURITY AREA AT CEBIT
IT security figures prominently at this year's CeBIT. The burning issue for the IT industry will be featured at the Software Security Area located in the middle of Hall 6. This new display is designed to augment the CefIS Center for Information Security in Hall 17. Occupying a total area of around 1,000 square metres, CefIS covers the entire spectrum of IT security. The Software Security Area will concentrate specifically on software-related issues. An extensive lecture forum (with a different program each day of the exhibition) will provide in-depth coverage of all the key issues. A transparent test laboratory will give visitors ample opportunities to familiarise themselves with the latest security software products and their respective fields of application. The Software Security Area is a joint presentation by PC Professionell magazine of Munich, and CeBIT's organisers, Deutsche CefIS Center for Information Security can be found in Hall 17. Messe AG.
Linksys' USBVPN1 adapter is an easy-to-use tool for those remote users requiring security at all times.
may be providing malicious peaople with a backdoor into corporate networks. Many corporates are said to be postponing traffic implementation of WLANs purely because of the security aspects of the products. Several companies are now writing security software for the main operating systems in use in the smartphone/PDA sector such as Pocket PC, Palm and Symbian. Such products can not only guard against virus attack but prevent a stolen or lost device from being used to attack a corporate network. At CeBIT, visitors will find a variety of software and devices designed to protect them while at home, at work and on the move. Symantec (Hall 6, Stand F20) is showing the AntiVirus for Handhelds line of consumer and enterprise solutions. These three products will protect Palm OScompatible and Microsoft Pocket PC-compatible devices against viruses, worms and other mali-
cious code. AntiVirus for Handhelds provides both realtime and on-demand scanning and features LiveUpdate Wireless, which enables users with a wireless Internet connection to download virus definitions and Symantec product updates directly to their device over the web. Linksys, a division of Cisco Systems (Hall 13, Stand C58), has a USB VPN & Firewall Adapter (USBVPN1) that offers companies, remote workers and business travellers a high level of security for their connections to corporate or home LANs while on the road. The USBVPN1 is a portable USB to Ethernet Virtual Private Network (VPN) adapter that uses the IPSec protocol. It is designed to create a secure path for sending private data to and from corporate networks over a broadband connection. The adapter connects to almost any PC through a USB port and requires no external power supply.