News tagged with 'wireless security'
Here you will always find the latest news about the broader topic of Computer Encryption.
Three Steps to Find Out Your Router’s IP Address
Before you can update your router and improve – for example – its security settings, you need to know it’s IP address, which…
What Wifi Hackers Can See on Your Unencrypted Wireless Network
We’ve mentioned many times that you are facing a risk of being spied on when using a public wireless network or if you don’t encrypt your wireless network at home. People with a certain basic knowledge and the respective bad intention can actually see quite a lot of what you are doing and even spy [...]
How to Set Your Wireless Router to Use WPA Encryption
Setting up your wireless router to use WPA encryption is easy and can be done rather quickly. Open your web browser and point it to your router’s web address. If you don’t know the web address, see if this tutorial helps you: Three Steps to Find Out Your Router’s IP Address
Most likely you will be [...]
Encrypted Phone Calls Now with Your Blackberry
Cellcrypt, another UK-based security firm (with offices in California) announced the release of a Blackberry version of its renowned end to end voice encryption solution.
The service allows users to convert their Blackberrys into highly sofisticated security devices by employing the so-called Encrypted Mobile Content Protocol (EMCP) to completely encrypt and protect voice communication.
The beauty of [...]
No Encryption for GoGo Inflight Internet
Newsblaze.com, an online news site, reports that the new inflight Internet service “Gogo”, offered by many US carriers such as Delta, United, or Virgin does not comply with necessary security measures to ensure passenger privacy.
Wireless communication with the air plane’s access point is not encrypted which leaves the passenger’s data transfer open to hackers who [...]
WPA and WEP Encryption – What's the Difference?
Having wireless Internet at home or at the office is very convenient and almost a must when you own a Laptop. Who likes all those cables lying around anyways? And with today’s level of technology, setting up your own wireless network is a fairly easy thing to do.
Nevertheless, there are some basics in the world [...]
WPA Encryption Cracked – What now?
It’s been all over the blogs and tech news lately: Researchers have found a way to crack WPA encryption in less than 15 minutes! How does that affect you as the consumer? Should you be concerned? Short answer: No, not really.
First of all, what exactly is WPA encryption and what does it do for you, [...]