A new standard will be ready early next year that makes it much harder to eavesdrop or fake a user ID on wireless networks. When researchers first reported serious security problems with Wi-Fi ...

Trying to keep your WiFi safe can feel confusing. There are a bunch of letters like WEP, WPA, WPA2, and WPA3 that show up when you look at your router settings. You might wonder what they all mean or ...

Using WPA on your phone. Wi-Fi Protected Access is a Wi-Fi security technology developed in response to the weaknesses of Wired Equivalent Privacy standards. It ...

A network security key is basically your Wi-Fi password — it's the encryption key that protects your internet. There are three different kinds of network security keys: WEP, WPA, and WPA2, each more ...

On the whole, WPA provides comprehensive security and is much safer than WEP. It can be installed through a reasonable software upgrade to Wi-Fi certified infrastructure running WEP, provided the ...

If you use a secure wireless network, hackers may be able to steal data from your computer in the time it takes to have a cup of coffee. At the Toorcon hacking conference in San Diego this coming ...