New research highlights another potential danger from IoT devices, with a popular make of smart light bulbs placing your Wi-Fi network…
Tag: Wi-Fi
Baby monitor safety: What you need to know
Do you have an impending new arrival in your family of the small and very noisy variety? If so, you’re probably…
A week in security (January 10 – 16)
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How to share your Wi-Fi password safely
You may not have as many people visiting your home due to the pandemic, but restrictions are a hit-and-miss affair. It’s…
NSA issues advice for securing wireless devices
By releasing an information sheet that provides guidance on securing wireless devices while in public (pdf)—for National Security System, Department of…
FragAttack: New Wi-Fi vulnerabilities that affect… basically everything
A new set of vulnerabilities with an aggressive name and their own website almost always bodes ill. The name FragAttack is…
Smart toy security: How to keep your kids safe this Christmas
Christmas is coming, and so are the smart toys. The ever-present pandemic has meant a lot more staying at home this…
WPA3 will secure Wi-Fi connections in four significant ways in 2018
CES, the annual consumer electronics extravaganza in Las Vegas, isn’t just a showcase for virtual reality and poorly-timed power outages. It’s…
Release the KRACKen: flaw in Wi-Fi security leaves users vulnerable
A serious flaw in the wireless protocol that secures all modern protected Wi-Fi networks has been discovered. How serious? If your…
Wi-Fi security 101
For anyone that travels, uses their phone in public, or stays constantly connected to the internet anywhere they go—which probably means…