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Category: news | Posted by Avatar Staff 277 days ago
Via: http://go.theregister.com | Tags: spain cuffs wifi leeching lottery scammers comments Discuss  
El Gordo ladronesSpanish police have arrested ten Nigerians suspected of running a spam-fuelled lottery scam that raked in €19,000 ($28,000) in illicit earnings over three months.… read more »
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Category: news | Posted by Avatar Staff 275 days ago
Via: http://go.theregister.com | Tags: sky broadband puts fault default wifi security comments Discuss  
Users in guess-able random keys quandarySky Broadband advises customers to consider changing their default Wi-Fi passwords - because the apparently random network keys are guess-able.… read more »
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Category: news | Posted by Avatar Staff 269 days ago
Via: http://go.theregister.com | Tags: that wifi network thought secure aint comments Discuss  
'Pwnage Edition' on the prowlBusinesses using some of the more advanced methods for securing connections to Wi-Fi access points need to take a hard look at the configuration settings of client computers. So say researchers who have documented a simple way to impersonate trusted networks.… read more »
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Category: news | Posted by Avatar Staff 268 days ago
Via: http://lists.jammed.com | Tags: isn wifi network thought secure aint comments Discuss  
http://www.channelregister.co.uk/2008/02/26/wpa_enterprise_pwnage/By Dan Goodin Channel Register26 Feb 2008Businesses using some of the more advanced methods for securing connections to Wi-Fi access points need to take a hard look at the configuration settings of client computers. So say researchers who have documented a simple way to impersonate trusted networks.The attack works on access points that use the Wi-Fi Protected Access (WPA) in concert with Protected Extensible Authentication Protocol (PEAP) o read more »
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Category: news | Posted by Avatar Staff 235 days ago
Via: http://feeds.ziffdavisenterprise.com | Tags: businesses leave wifi hot spots unprotected comments Discuss  
Printers wirelessly leak PostScript, and Linksysrouters are the most popular hot spots going—just a few examples of Wi-Fivulnerabilities many companies don't even know they have or need to secure,says a Wi-Fi security expert. ...Go beyond knowing technology and manage it Get a Master of Science in Technology Management online. Enroll with National University today. read more »
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Category: news | Posted by Avatar Staff 221 days ago
Via: http://go.theregister.com | Tags: uks popular wifi router defaults insecurity comments Discuss  
Come and get itFrom the folks at security think tank GNUCitizen comes yet another demonstration of the insecurity that's present by default in the UK's most popular home broadband router.… read more »
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Category: news | Posted by Avatar Staff 220 days ago
Via: http://go.theregister.com | Tags: wifi spoofing sends jesus phone disciples true path comments Discuss  
Skyhook, line and sinkerPunters using Wi-Fi based positioning systems on their mobile devices would do well to look before they leap. Security vulnerabilities have discovered location spoofing flaws in the Skyhook positioning system that might be used to lead users astray.… read more »
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Category: news | Posted by Avatar Staff 217 days ago
Via: http://www.infoworld.com | Tags: reports wifi users monitored russia comments Discuss  
Business travellers to Russia might want to keep their laptops and iPhones well-concealed - not from muggers,necessarily, but from the country's recently formed regulatory super-agency, Rossvyazokhrankultura (short for the Russian Mass Media, Communications and Cultural Protection Service). read more »
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Category: news | Posted by Avatar Staff 196 days ago
Via: http://lists.jammed.com | Tags: isn wifi devices warn doctors heart attacks comments Discuss  
http://technology.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/tech_and_web/article3883082.eceBy Adam SherwinMedia CorrespondentThe TimesMay 7, 2008The Bluetooth wireless technology that allows people to use a hands-free earpiece while making a mobile telephone call could soon alert the emergency services when someone has a heart attack, Ofcom predicts.The communications regulator said that sensors could be implanted into people at risk of heart attack or diabetic collapse that would allow doctors to monitor them remotely.I read more »
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Category: news | Posted by Avatar Staff 178 days ago
Via: http://go.theregister.com | Tags: yet hole bt wifi router comments Discuss  
BT Home Hub's loose lipsUsers of Britain's most popular Wi-Fi router have yet another reason to change the default settings toute de suite, and once again they have the folks in BT's security department to thank.… read more »
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Category: news | Posted by Avatar Staff 161 days ago
Via: http://www.infoworld.com | Tags: iphones present wifi risk businesses comments Discuss  
IPhones are creating an increased security threat to businesses, especially when used with Wi-Fi networks, an Australian expert has warned. read more »
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