The reality is that a particular set of conditions made the Duke wireless network experience some minor and temporary disruptions in service. Those conditions involve our deployment of a very large Cisco-based wireless network that supports multiple network protocols.

Cisco worked closely with Duke and Apple to identify the source of this problem, which was caused by a Cisco-based network issue. Cisco has provided a fix that has been applied to Duke's network and there have been no recurrences of the problem since.

"On January 1, 2007, the pro-terrorist group, 'Global Islamic Media Front' (GIMF) announced the 'imminent release' of what they called 'the first Islamic computer program for secure exchange on the Internet.'" ... "The 'Mujahedine Secrets' encryption program offers terrorists and their sympathizers several key features, some of which are common features of PGP programs that are currently available elsewhere as well as other features that appear to be new." ... "Most importantly, this program is an executable application that does not need to be installed onto a PC and can be used with a USB drive." ... "The use of the 'Mujahedine Secrets' on a portable USB drive will offer additional anonymity to those who use the program, which may make it increasingly difficult or even impossible for investigators to track down the source of activity further than the Internet café itself."