Did you know your medical Personally Identifiable Information (PII) is worth 50x more than your credit card information on the black market? It's also the target of exponentially rising attacks. A recent report from Keeper Security has highlighted staggering stats informing us that 90% of all healthcare organizations have had a data breach, affecting nearly one-third of the … [Read more...]
How to Save Yourself an 802.11ac Wave 2 Headache
The latest Wi-Fi standard to hit the market is 802.11ac and it’s been split up into two flavors; Wave 1 and Wave 2. Wave 1 has been out for awhile, but Wave 2 consumer routers and business access points have recently become available. With that in mind, what do you need to know about these new standards? It's important to know the two main differences between Wave 2 versus … [Read more...]
Wi-Fi Protected Setup (WPS) Undermines Wireless Security
Over the years, we've had to deal with vulnerabilities and weaknesses in wireless security protocols, such as the deprecation of the WEP protocol due to design flaws. Now, a standard that was designed to make wireless security easier, actually makes it less secure. For those of you who haven't heard of Wi-Fi Protected Setup (WPS) — which frankly included me until recently … [Read more...]