If the challenge of securing a wireless LAN wasn't already confusing enough, things have just gotten worse. The confusion started last month when the Wi-Fi Alliance changed the WPA and WPA2 standards ...

Computers, cell phones, tablets and other devices exchange files, stream media and share Internet connections over Wi-Fi networks. Most networks utilize a security protocol to prevent unauthorized ...

Simple steps can make the difference between losing your online accounts or maintaining what is now a precious commodity: Your privacy. Read now A security protocol at the heart of most modern Wi-Fi ...

At the start of the millennium, the Wired Equivalent Privacy (WEP) security protocol allowed encrypted data to be sent securely between two endpoints. In 2003, the ...

In a one-two punch, the Wi-Fi Alliance today introduced several key enhancements to its Wi-Fi Protected Access II (WPA2) security protocol and unveiled its next security protocol WPA3. "WPA2 has been ...

If you are like most people, your home or small office wireless router probably is running without any encryption whatsoever, and you are a sitting duck for someone to easily view your network traffic ...

Mathy Vanhoef, a researcher from the University of Leuven (KU Leuven), has discovered a severe flaw in the Wi-Fi Protected Access II (WPA2) protocol that secures all modern protected Wi-Fi networks.

Your Wi-Fi network is your conveniently wireless gateway to the internet, and since you're not keen on sharing your connection with any old hooligan who happens to be ...