One of the more common tools used in business environments is Microsoft's NetMeeting, which is offered for free and provides real-time collaboration tools. Some of the tools provided by NetMeeting include: video/audio conferencing, whiteboard, chat, file transfer, program sharing, remote desktop sharing, and security. Users from inside or outside of a private network are able to connect to each other and utilize the program. A few of NetMeeting's features are of concern in respect to network security. Perhaps, the scariest element is remote desktop sharing; however Microsoft lists security as one of NetMeeting's features. In this paper I'd like to explore how NetMeeting works and understand its security implications in a business environment.
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