Security News

Wi-Fi risks: Delivering a secure hotspot (Help Net Security)
2017-01-05 12:30

The fact that Wi-Fi stands for Wireless Fidelity hints at how long Wi-Fi has been around, but it was only in 1999 that the Wi-Fi Alliance formed as a trade association to hold the Wi-Fi trademark,...

Fingbox: Network security and Wi-Fi troubleshooting (Help Net Security)
2016-11-25 20:13

Fingbox allows you to secure and troubleshoot your home network. It plugs in to your existing router, alerting you when it senses anything out of the ordinary – from new devices on your network,...

Using Wi-Fi to Detect Hand Motions and Steal Passwords (Schneier on Security)
2016-11-18 12:40

This is impressive research: "When CSI Meets Public WiFi: Inferring Your Mobile Phone Password via WiFi Signals": Abstract: In this study, we present WindTalker, a novel and practical keystroke...

Mobile pros are addicted to Wi-Fi, connectivity impacts their choices (Help Net Security)
2016-11-16 12:45

iPass surveyed more than 1,700 mobile professionals worldwide about their connectivity habits and preferences, highlighting the ever-increasing influence of Wi-Fi on our daily lives. 40 percent of...

Researchers reveal WiFi-based mobile password discovery attack (Help Net Security)
2016-11-14 19:28

A group of researchers has come up with WindTalker, a new attack method for discovering users’ passwords and PINs as they enter them into their smartphones. WindTalker is the name of the attack,...

The realities of WiFi troubleshooting (Help Net Security)
2016-10-20 12:30

WiFi continues to be the source of serious problems and confusion in enterprise K-12 and higher education. The most common issues reported were WiFi association and WiFi performance, followed by...

Public Wi-Fi: Users’ habits and perceptions of risk (Help Net Security)
2016-10-19 13:00

A new Xirrus survey highlights users’ habits and perceptions of risk when connecting to public Wi-Fi. The survey polled more than 2,000 business users, including executives and IT professionals,...