Sometime ago I wrote about how your WiFi might be hacked due to a technical SNAFU in something that is a standard feature of WiFi access points (APs) called "WiFi Protected Setup" or WPS. WPS allows a ...

Criminals exploit open wifi networks, and you could wind up under police investigation because of it. Too many people don’t secure their wireless internet, which leaves them exposed, one local ...

On December 27, the Department of Homeland Security’s Computer Emergency Readiness Team issued a warning about a vulnerability in wireless routers that use WiFi Protected Setup (WPS) to allow new ...

In an age of surveillance anxiety, the notion of leaving your Wi-Fi network open and unprotected seems dangerously naive. But one group of activists says it can help you open up your wireless internet ...

An unsecure wireless connection is one you can access without a password. Public networks offered in places like cafes are often open. Although these provide free wireless Internet access, using ...

Two major flaws in open-source software could enable bad actors to break into password-protected home and enterprise WiFi networks. The vulnerabilities affecting WiFi networks were published in ...

AV integrators might not think of themselves as influencers when it comes to their customers’ WiFi network decisions. “Why not?” asks Open Mesh, a provider of cloud-managed WiFi systems for small- to ...

Everyone with a Wi-Fi network has had to wrestle with this conundrum: Should you leave your network open for anyone to use, or is that asking for trouble? Let's start by dispensing with the legalities ...