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How to Address 5G to Wi-Fi Handoff Security Risks

April 23, 2020 By The Editor

Late last year, WatchGuard issued a list of predictions about the top security threats and trends that would arise in 2020. One of those key predictions focused on the potential for attackers to find new vulnerabilities in the 5G/Wi-Fi handover that would allow them to access the audio and/or data from 5G mobile phones. As this new cellular technology standard rolls out across … [Read more...]

Ruckus (Commscope) Access Points Put to The Hackers’ Test

February 24, 2020 By Ryan Orsi

Did they pass? You’ll have to read on to find out... Ruckus, which is now a part of Commscope via acuquisition in 2018, came into the business-class Wi-Fi market in 2002 with a disruptive antenna design.  At the time, the antenna technology was quite novel and utilized multiple electrically-steerable antenna arrays to focus signal to desired targets such as laptops or mobile … [Read more...]

How To Stop Wi-Fi Hackers Abusing Ubiquiti’s UniFi Access Points

February 6, 2020 By Ryan Orsi

Ubiquiti, a global networking technology company came onto the mainstream marketplace beginning in 2005 with a clever idea of offering products at low prices to mass markets guiding channel players to monetize their services instead of the hardware.  Every strategy has its pluses and minuses and some would say Ubiquiti’s low-price leader concept swung the pendulum too far, … [Read more...]

Meraki’s Air Marshal Gets Help from a New WIPS Sheriff

January 27, 2020 By Ryan Orsi

Wi-Fi hacking is a hot topic, but one that’s plagued by ambiguous and often contradictory technical terminology. Luckily, the lack of common definitions for Wi-Fi threat vectors has actually produced a solution to the problem: the Trusted Wireless Environment. The Trusted Wireless Environment framework succinctly defines the six Layer 2 Wi-Fi hacks that affect nearly every … [Read more...]

5 Hot Topics From Wi-Fi NOW 2019 London

December 12, 2019 By Ryan Orsi

Wi-Fi NOW, an independent organization led by Claus Hetting, exists to hold the thought leadership agenda for the Wi-Fi industry.   Their mission is to support and promote all things Wi-Fi and they work with individuals, carriers, service providers, tech vendors, and regulators.  Basically, if there’s something happening in the world of Wi-Fi, it’s discussed at one of Wi-Fi … [Read more...]

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