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Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi phishing attacks discovered around Atlanta City Hall

As Atlanta continues to fully recover from March’s ransomware attack, new evidence discovered today by Coronet reveals hundreds of active Wi-Fi phishing attacks …

train
Hackers can jump from passenger Wi-Fi to train control networks

Setting up a Wi-Fi network for passengers to use is practically a must for railway companies these days. Unfortunately, that welcome add-on for travelers can become a means …

Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi honeypots: Alive and well at RSAC 2018

It was a gorgeous, sunny week in San Francisco as the best and brightest security experts around the globe gathered to attend one of the leading cybersecurity tradeshows in …

mobile user
Businesses suspect their mobile workers are being hacked

More than half (57%) of organisations suspect their mobile workers have been hacked or caused a mobile security issue in the last 12 months, according to the iPass Mobile …

wireless
Four wireless standards hackers will target after Wi-Fi

When any new communication medium for sharing information emerges, it’s often quickly followed by those committed to hacking it. This natural progression is …

Wi-Fi
WPA3 to feature much needed security enhancements

The Wi-Fi Alliance, a non-profit organization that tests and slaps the “Wi-Fi Certified” logo on products that meet certain standards of interoperability, has …

Android smartphone
Safeguard mobile devices: VPNs and personal firewalls are vital

As mobile devices have permeated every aspect of private and professional lives, users have become increasingly dependent on connecting to public hotspots – especially when …

mobile work
The mobile workforce: Productive, but susceptible to data compromise

An enterprise’s biggest problem when it comes to data compromise isn’t just technologies that are vulnerable, it’s how their employees use technology. Digital transformation, …

Cisco
Cisco plugs WPA2 holes, critical Cloud Services Platform flaw

Cisco has released updates to address vulnerabilities in a wide variety of its products. Among these are updates fixing the WPA2 vulnerabilities that can be exploited in the …

gap
Another KRACK in the network perimeter

When a high profile vulnerability surfaces that is as far reaching as KRACK, a WPA2 encryption attack to hijack Wi-Fi networks, it’s common to respond impulsively. “Why are …

wireless
WPA2 weakness allows attackers to extract sensitive info from Wi-Fi traffic

WPA2, a protocol that secures modern protected Wi-Fi networks, sports serious weaknesses that can allow attackers to read and capture information that users believe to be …

Wi-Fi
Unsecured Wi-Fi hotspots and troubling browsing behaviors

As adoption of cloud and mobile continues to rise, common employee practices inside and outside the workplace create risk for enterprises. To uncover the risks posed by users’ …

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