Security News

Windows 10 emergency update fixes WPA3 Wi-Fi blue screen crashes
2021-02-11 18:40

Microsoft has released an emergency KB5001028 out-of-band update to fix a bug causing Windows 10 to crash when connecting to WPA3 Wi-Fi networks. According to a new support issue posted to Microsoft's Windows Message Center, the bug was introduced in the recent Windows 10 1909 cumulative updates.

Researchers Discover New Ways to Hack WPA3 Protected WiFi Passwords
2019-08-03 09:33

The same team of cybersecurity researchers who discovered several severe vulnerabilities, collectively dubbed as Dragonblood, in the newly launched WPA3 WiFi security standard few months ago has...

How will Wi-Fi 5 and WPA2 coexist with Wi-Fi 6 and WPA3?
2019-07-15 11:00

The migration to Wi-Fi 6 is the most complex in roughly a decade, as a new authentication standard is necessary to ensure security integrity. How will the two standards coexist?

How will Wi-Fi 5 & WPA2 coexist with Wi-Fi 6 and WPA3?
2019-07-12 20:26

The migration to Wi-Fi 6 is the most complex in roughly a decade, as a new authentication standard is necessary to ensure security integrity. How will the two standards coexist?

Why WPA3 is necessary to secure Wi-Fi 6 / 802.11ax networks
2019-07-01 21:45

Following the disclosure of the KRACK vulnerability, WPA3 was developed to prevent "session replay" attacks. Aruba's Jeff Lipton explains the importance of WPA3 to Wi-Fi 6.

Vulnerabilities in the WPA3 Wi-Fi Security Protocol
2019-04-15 19:00

Researchers have found several vulnerabilities in the WPA3 Wi-Fi security protocol: The design flaws we discovered can be divided in two categories. The first category consists of downgrade...

Dragonblood: Data-leaking flaw in WPA3 Wi-Fi authentication
2019-04-15 12:06

Researchers have discovered several holes in a new security protocol for wireless networks.

Week in review: Password-less security, WPA3 design flaws, new Windows 10 update controls
2019-04-14 18:28

Here’s an overview of some of last week’s most interesting news and articles: Magento sites under attack through easily exploitable SQLi flaw A recently patched SQL injection flaw affecting the...

Bug-hunters punch huge holes in WPA3 standard for Wi-Fi security
2019-04-11 23:11

Passwords, personal information can be sussed out by attackers during handshakes Researchers have detailed a set of side-channel and downgrade attacks that potentially allow an attacker to...

WPA3 design flaws affect security of new Wi-Fi standard
2019-04-11 12:55

Researchers have discovered a number of design flaws affecting the security of the recently introduced WPA3 data transmission protocol. Collectively dubbed Dragonblood (because they affect WPA3’s...