Are Wi-Fi freeloaders reality or myth? Can the image of Wi-Fi zombies connected to the Internet, yet disconnected from their neighbor, be reversed? Faced with headlines questioning the wisdom of free Wi-Fi hotspots, two researchers are on a quest to reshape the image of Wi-Fi users. Via [wi-fiplanet.com]… Continue Reading
Category Archives: Security
Detector Is Security Alternative To Wi-Fi
Researchers at the University of Oxford have developed an optical line-of-sight LAN using CMOS transmitters and receivers and resonant cavity LEDs. Via [electronicsweekly.com]… Continue Reading
Hackers Annihilate Wi-Fi Record
A group of young hackers who broke a world record for Wi-Fi connectivity last year can expect to hear from the Guinness folks again. Via [wired.com]… Continue Reading
NASD Warns About Wi-Fi
Investors and traders should protect themselves when using wireless networks, cautions financial industry regulator. Via [redherring.com]… Continue Reading
Waking Up To Warjacking
Have you ever hopped onto a stranger’s unsecured Wi-Fi connection? If so, you’re not alone. Via [internetnews.com]… Continue Reading
Feds Want To Tap In-Flight Internet Communications
Online WiFi service was first tested in 2003 by Boeing aboard a Lufthansa flight from Germany, and United Airlines was the first American carrier to move forward with in-flight WiFi. On board, the planes are equipped with wireless routers, making them WiFi hotspots, like a coffee house or a copy shop on the ground. Via… Continue Reading
Opinion: “Stealing” Wi-Fi Is No Crime
Authorities recently arrested a Florida man for “borrowing” his neighbor’s Wi-Fi. But who was harmed? Via [informationweek.com]… Continue Reading
Trapeze Beefs Up Security On MSS Platform
WLAN switch vendor Trapeze Networks Inc has bolstered the security features on its Mobility System Software platform to include detection of RF intrusion and DoS attacks, as well as packet capture and monitoring. Via [cbronline.com]… Continue Reading
Man Arrested For Accessing Wi-Fi Network
A man who allegedly accessed a home Wi-Fi network in St. Petersburg, Florida, from a parked car got logged off the hard way: He was arrested and charged with a felony. Via [pcworld.com]… Continue Reading
E911 Gets Wi-Fi Assist
When the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) said in May that all VoIP providers must provide 911 emergency call services with the same features as wireless carriers—including caller location information—one question remained: how? The FCC didn’t mandate how to do it, it just said to get it done. Via [wi-fiplanet.com]… Continue Reading
Wi-Fi Watchdog 5.0 Tracks Wi-Fi Users By Location
Newbury Networks says its Wi-Fi Watchdog 5.0 can precisely locate–and block–unauthorized users trying to enter networks. Via [informationweek.com]… Continue Reading
Campus Wi-Fi Network Keeps Costs Low, Security High
Like many admins, Rodney Kluever recently faced a daunting task: find a way to use Wi-Fi to satisfy the connectivity requirements of a distributed organization while ensuring his expansive network stayed safe. Via [searchsecurity.techtarget.com]… Continue Reading
Wi-Fi Security Wakes Up To Reality
If a company can’t migrate to AES encryption, which requires faster processors in the access point, then the company should consider using a virtual private network (VPN) in house for its Wi-Fi network, says Roger Sands, vice president of enterprise development at Colubris Networks. Via [newsfactor.com]… Continue Reading
Feds Beset By Wireless Security Problems
Federal agencies are acquiring wireless technology almost by accident by failing to track government-issued laptops and other mobile devices and therefore applying inadequate safeguards to secure them. One result: signal leakage. Via [searchmobilecomputing.techtarget.com]… Continue Reading
Have WiFi Adapter, Will Map
Even today, after devoting an entire month of his life to researching the subject, as well as several more weeks to analyzing the resulting data and then organizing it on a multicolored map that rivals any in a military situation room, Ofir Gal-Mor, 32, of Ramat Hasharon, still has no explanation for the mapping bug… Continue Reading