Tag: Security

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]

Wireless security has had more than its fair share of bad press. The failure of the wired equivalent privacy (Wep) encryption standard to withstand hacking attacks did nothing to help the situation. Via [vnunet.com]

Wireless technology is dramatically changing the world of computing, creating new business opportunities but also increasing security risks. Via [computerworld.com]

Two young men sitting in a car in the parking lot of a Lowe's home improvement store in Southfield repeatedly hacked into the company's national computer network over the past two weeks, gaining access to credit card numbers and other information, federal prosecutors said Monday. Via [freep.com]