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Researchers find more flaws in wireless securityOpen in New Window
Avatar Posted by MargaretM 62 days ago (http://go.theregister.com)
Category: internet | Tags martin beck, erik tews, germany, wi-fi, pacsec 2008, tokyo, wpa,
Martin Beck and Erik Tews, graduate students at technical universities in Germany, plan to share concerning findingw with attendees next week at the PacSec 2008 conference in Tokyo. They state that read more »
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WPA Wi-Fi encryption (partially) crackedOpen in New Window
Avatar Posted by MargaretM 64 days ago (http://blogs.zdnet.com)
Category: security | Tags rob mcmillan, idg, wpa, wi-fi protected access, encryption, ryan narraine, japan, pacsec,
Rob McMillan at IDG says new research shows its possible to partially crack the WPA (Wi-Fi Protected Access) encryption standard. According to Ryan Narraine "Full details of the theoretical attack i read more »
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Steal This Wi-Fi Bruce Schneier Pleas.Open in New Window
Avatar Posted by davemackey 365 days ago (http://www.wired.com)
Category: security | Tags steal, wi-fi, open, wireless, security, wpa, , ,
Bruce Schneier writes over at Wired about his decision to leave his wireless network unsecured. He argues that it is common courtesy and that one's data is much less secure on more commonly accepted read more »
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WiFi flu: viral router attack could hit whole citiesOpen in New Window
Avatar Posted by davemackey 372 days ago (http://arstechnica.com)
Category: security | Tags wifi, flu, viral, router, attack, wep, wpa, ,
Joel Hruska reports on a recent research study by a team at Indiana University which indicates that a virus targeting wireless routers could quickly spread through 10%-55% of the wireless routers in read more »
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