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 ...

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 ...

With the rise of cyber-attacks and increasing concerns about data privacy, network security has become an essential aspect of everyone's daily lives. Wireless networks are particularly vulnerable to ...

Most people have never logged into the router to play around with the security settings. They just leave on the default option, and that’s fine for most situations because the majority of modern ...

Wi-Fi security has a long and sordid past. The original Wired Equivalent Privacy (WEP) for 802.11 wireless networks was used with 802.11a and 802.11b. It used an RC4 ...

The bad news: most people don’t give a second thought to their routers. This lack of know-how puts a lot of households in a dangerous position. The United States Computer Emergency Readiness Team ...

If you need to add a new computer or device to your home wireless network, your Mac's System Preferences menu is one of the fastest ways to retrieve the WPA2 encryption key that you need to enter on ...

As part of their purported security protocols routers using WPA2 must reconnect and re-authenticate devices periodically and share a new key each time. The team points out that the de-authentication ...

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 ...

Darryl Boyett asked if his home WiFi connection, which uses WPA2 protection, is safe enough for online banking. I can’t promise you that it is absolutely, 100-percent safe; but yes, it is safe enough.

A recently discovered vulnerability could allow attackers to intercept sensitive data being transmitted between a Wi-Fi access point and a computer or mobile device, even if that data is encrypted.