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 ...

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 ...

When using a wireless Linksys router, you will have to pick which type of Wi-Fi encryption to use. This setting determines the strength of your security. Three types of security exist for general use: ...

Trying to keep your WiFi safe can feel confusing. There are a bunch of letters like WEP, WPA, WPA2, and WPA3 that show up when you look at your router settings. You might wonder what they all mean or ...

What’s the best way to deal with embedded devices that only support WEP with respect to WPA/WPA2 networks and keeping them secure? Unfortunately, some embedded devices are not upgradeable to WPA/WPA2.

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 ...

AirDefense recently did a Wireless LAN security survey of New York City retailers where they declared two thirds of retailers insecure according to John Cox's story. According to the AirDefense survey ...

I knew there was a reason I kept all those Ethernet patch cables. Serioso, I guess it means banking, etc., must be done with wired connections, or maybe cellular. Last week I was feeling sheepish ...

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Ubiquiti has released UniFi firmware 3.9.3.7537 which specifically addresses this vulnerability (as well as other fixes.) It is being pushed to controllers on version 5.6 and newer, with 5.5 to come ...