Find out how WPA and WPA2 improve upon WEP's encryption methods for better wireless security. The previous tip in this series on wireless encryption methods explained how WEP works. By 2001, hacker ...

With the rise in frequency and sophistication of cyberattacks, you don’t even have to leave your home to be the victim of crime. If unscrupulous individuals gain access to your home network, every ...

Security experts got a scare recently after a hole was found in an encryption code, allowing hackers to easily snatch transmissions passing through wireless networks. The vulnerabilities were ...

Businesses can secure their wireless networks using Wi-Fi protected access and WPA2, which are wireless security protocols that encrypt data sent through your router. TKIP and AES encrypt and decrypt ...

The first wireless security network to mark its appearance was WEP or Wired Equivalent Privacy. It started off with 64-bit encryption (weak) and eventually went all ...

The Kindle supports a number of wireless connection encryption methods. Both Wired Equivalent Privacy and Wi-Fi Protected Access are usable with the Kindle. WEP and ...

Critical Broadcom chipset flaw lets attackers crash Wi-Fi networks without authentication. Learn if your router is affected and how to patch it.The post Key learnings from the latest CyRC Wi-Fi ...

The purpose of properly securing a wireless access point is to close off the network from outsiders who do not have authorization to use your services. This is often easier said than done. A wireless ...

The FBI today is urging local wireless network owners to secure their networks in light of a new hacking vulnerability. Network owners who use Wireless Encryption Protocol, or WEP, could have their ...

Why is this so easy? Several reasons. First, corporations haven't paid much attention to securing their wireless networks, either because users outside the IT department have installed them or because ...

The Edwards resident and long-time local spent a recent evening in a convertible cruising the highways of Eagle County, scanning the airwaves with a homemade antenna and his laptop computer and ...