wireless

Working with the Toshiba FlashAir II wireless SD card

March 24, 2014

With storage prices declining and the popularity of SD cards increasing, some computer makers are incorporating SD card readers into their machines. I find myself using them …

GFI WirelessSentry brings Wi-Fi management to SMBs

March 14, 2014

GFI Software unveiled GFI WirelessSentry (GFI WiSe), a cloud-based solution designed to allow IT administrators to monitor, manage and secure their wireless networks. GFI WiSe …

Using free Wi-Fi in Europe is risky

March 7, 2014

Internet users would do well to be extra careful when attempting to use public Wi-Fi hotspots in Europe, as hackers and cyber crooks have lately ramped up their efforts to …

300,000 routers compromised in DNS hijacking campaign

March 4, 2014

Some 300,000 confirmed – but most likely many more – small office/home office (SOHO) routers have been compromised and their DNS settings changed to use two IP …

D-Link introduces portable 11AC router and charger

March 3, 2014

D-Link announced that it is now shipping the world’s first portable 11AC router, the Wi-Fi AC750 Portable Router and Charger (DIR-510L). This latest addition to the …

Security vulnerabilities found in 80% of best-selling SOHO wireless routers

February 21, 2014

Tripwire has analyzed the security provided by the most popular wireless routers used in many small and home offices and found that 80 percent of Amazon’s top 25 …

Linksys announces firmware fix to neutralize “The Moon” worm

February 18, 2014

As Linksys (i.e. parent company Belkin) announced they were aware of “TheMoon” malware targeting its older routers and that they are working on a firmware fix, …

Linksys home routers targeted and compromised in active campaign

February 13, 2014

A yet undetermined vulnerability affecting certain Linksys WiFi routers is being actively and massively exploited in the wild to infect the devices with a worm dubbed …

Sochi security forbids journalists to use private Wi-Fi

February 10, 2014

The Winter Olympics in Sochi are under way, and we have already written about the cyber risks awaiting visitors and viewers. But what about the ones awaiting the visiting …

Cyber risks awaiting visitors and viewers of Sochi 2014 Olympics

February 5, 2014

The 2014 Winter Olympics are set to start on Friday in Sochi, a Russian city located on the shores of the Black Sea. There have been many controversies regarding this choice …

The basics of digital wireless communication

January 10, 2014

The aim of this talk by Clemens Hopfer from the 30th Chaos Communication Congress is to give an understandable insight into wireless communication, using existing systems as …

New Linksys 802.11AC WRT router allows open source customization

January 7, 2014

Linksys is bringing back the heritage of the best-selling router of all time – the Linksys WRT54G but updated and modernized it with the most leading edge available …