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...]
2020 Security Predictions: Attackers Will Access the Voice and/or Data of 5G Mobile Phones
The newest cellular standard, 5G, is rolling out across the world and promises big improvements in speed and reliability. Unknown to most people, in large public areas like hotels, shopping centers, and airports, your voice and data information of your cellular-enabled device is communicated to both cell towers and to Wi-Fi access points located throughout these public … [Read more...]
Additional WPA3 Dragonblood Vulnerabilities
The same security researchers that disclosed the initial five WPA3 vulnerabilities (referred to as Dragonblood) earlier this year in April, have recently disclosed two additional WPA3 vulnerabilities. Just like the initial five Dragonblood vulnerabilities, these two new ones allow attackers to either downgrade or bypass WPA3 encryption protected networks via brute force … [Read more...]
How MSPs Can Get a Leg Up on Their Competition with Wi-Fi Security
I’m a little embarrassed to admit this, but I think about Wi-Fi ALL THE TIME. Not just because Wi-Fi has become a necessity that I can’t live without, but also because I work for a company whose mission is to not only offer Wi-Fi to our partners and customers, but offer them secure Wi-Fi, so that they don’t ever have to worry about their data being compromised by … [Read more...]
Establishing a Global Standard for Wi-Fi Security
When was the last time you thought about the security of your wireless communications? We’re constantly leveraging Wi-Fi networks during business meetings, and at coffee shops, restaurants, airports and more. It’s almost second nature to tap into the local Wi-Fi network wherever we go. And while wireless security and privacy standards have been around for quite some time, none … [Read more...]
