Oh, you mean the protected was supposed to mean protected? When the next-generation Wi-Fi Protected protocol released 15 months ago, it was heralded as a being resistant to most types of ...

Just when I thought that WiFi (802.11b/g) networks were getting safer, I get an email from a friend indicating that Wi-Fi Protected Access (WPA) has been cracked. InformIt.com has posted the details: ...

Wi-Fi network is one of the most valuable technologies that have been developed. It provides convenience and opportunities to different applications accompanied by security protocol. This security ...

In Friday’s IT Blogwatch, we have the key to your data, or maybe not. Not to mention where it’s shakin’… Robert McMillan cracked the case: Security researchers say they’ve developed a way to partially ...

Some very bad news for anyone who uses Wi-Fi: Security researchers have found severe flaws in the Wi-Fi Protected Access II protocol (WPA2), the security protocol most commonly used to secure your ...

Researchers have come a step closer to breaking open a common WiFi encryption scheme. An attacker can now read and falsify short packets in the common TKIP version of WiFi Protected Access (WPA) ...

Researchers this week published information about a newfound, serious weakness in WPA2 — the security standard that protects all modern Wi-Fi networks. What follows is a short rundown on what exactly ...

LONDON – The first round of products to pass Wi-Fi Protected Access (WPA) interoperability testing should be shipping by the end of May, according to the Wi-Fi Alliance, the trade body responsible for ...

Routers are getting a security upgrade. The WiFi Alliance, which oversees technical standards, is launching a new technology that it says will make both home and business networks safer. The ...

Unpacking, plugging in and configuring a new WiFi router is usually not among most people’s holiday highlights. But if a new wireless hub should be among the presents you take out of a box, spending a ...