Category: Security

New technology puts predators on the prowl in your neighborhood. What do they want? Your location. Via [newsreview.com]

"WPA is better than WEP, but we still have a way to go before true wireless network security," Robert Moskowitz, senior technical director of ICSA Labs at TruSecure, told the E-Commerce Times. "A lot of cryptologists don't like WPA because it's based on older ciphers." Via [technewsworld.com]

Jon Edney specializes in wireless networking and is a key contributor to the development of IEEE 802.11 systems. As a member of the technology consultancy Symbionics Networks, he deployed the first low-cost 802.11 designs. Via [net-security.org]

A new wireless LAN access point is designed so that users in remote offices can be managed by a wireless switch in a central site. Via [pcworld.com]

In response to concerns over complexity and security, wireless industry experts promised new standards that should begin appearing in products throughout next year. Via [technewsworld.com]

A couple of buddies get in their car on a Saturday morning. They've got steaming coffees and a laptop. As the passenger boots up the computer, the driver pulls out and banks a left onto a busy downtown Boston street. But in this scenario, it doesn't have to be Boston; it could be Chicago, New...

As a wireless conference and trade show winds down this week, dueling speakers at the show told audiences that wireless was both ready -- and not so ready -- for prime time in the enterprise. Via [techweb.com]

Several companies are readying WLAN hardware and software to address the security and management of remote networks, especially in larger enterprises. Via [eweek.com]

The security of wireless networks is of "critical concern," according to a report presented to the United Nations on Monday. Via [wired.com]

Wireless security for home networks is in the spotlight following an unusual arrest in Canada, where a man stands accused of downloading child pornography over a hijacked Wi-Fi connection. Via [news.com.com]

The rise in home wireless networks has apparently spawned a new variety of Peeping Toms. In an October study on home-networking trends by wireless-gateway provider 2Wire, 44 percent of home Wi-Fi users admit they would peek at their neighbors' wireless networks if given the opportunity. Some 21 percent can see their neighbors' wireless networks, and...

Wireless local-area networks are notoriously insecure. But that's not stopping companies from cobbling together technologies. Via [eweek.com]

If you have ever connected to the Internet through a wireless hot spot at a Starbucks, McDonald's or other business, you know how convenient it can be. Unfortunately, the setup is convenient for other people, too -- hackers intent on stealing your log-in information for their own use. Via [computerworld.com]

Wireless security, or the lack thereof, is one of the hot button issues facing most corporations nowadays. The only security item higher on the agenda is MS security, or the lack thereof. Why can't any security discussions be about how effective a product is? Wouldn't that be an interesting twist? Via [theinquirer.net]

Federal officials this week accused a third Michigan man of conspiring to steal credit card numbers from the Lowe's chain of home improvement stores by taking advantage of an unsecured wi-fi network at store in suburban Detroit. Via [theregister.co.uk]