wireless security Archives

TECHNOLOGY SPECIAL REPORT

Closing Up Wireless Security Holes

By Paul Korzeniowski
Jun 30, 2004
TechNewsWorld
953 Words

Because they offer users network-access flexibility as they move from place to place, wireless LANs -- often called WLANs -- have gained significant acceptance. While the technology has proven to be a boon to maintenance technicians, salespersons and programmers, it has been a sometimes vexing secur...

OPINION

Linux, China, HP, Apple and Other ‘Outside the Box’ Stories

By Rob Enderle
Dec 8, 2003
TechNewsWorld
1246 Words

Last week was looking relatively uneventful until I got a copy of SCO CEO Darl McBride's "Open Letter" in which he argues that the Linux GPL is unconstitutional. Now, for some of you, you red-lined the letter and spent the next several hours posting your pronounced disagreement with this position to...

Passphrase Flaw Exposed in WPA Wireless Security

By Jay Lyman
Nov 6, 2003
TechNewsWorld
541 Words

A research paper posted online warns of holes in the latest WiFi (or 802.11) wireless cryptography protocol and outlines how WiFi Protected Access (WPA) can be compromised using a traditional network assault known as a dictionary attack. The paper, written by TruSecure's ICSA Labs senior technical d...