A network security key is basically your Wi-Fi password — it's the encryption key that your password unlocks to allow access to the network.

So my dad has gotten it into his head that WEP is too insecure to tolerate (despite living in a sparsely populated and quiet suburban area). So he bought a new router which supports WPA, but then ...

Yes, your router can be hacked. Here's how to tell, and how to keep your home network and devices safe from hackers.

From what I read, WPA-TKIP was supposed to run on both 802.11b network interface cards and routers. Indeed, most 802.11b network cards was updated, but not routers. For a client, the encryption ...

With the rise in frequency and sophistication of cyberattacks, you don’t even have to leave your home to be the victim of crime. If unscrupulous individuals gain access to your home network, every ...

Security researchers say they’ve developed a way to partially crack the Wi-Fi Protected Access (WPA) encryption standard used to protect data on many wireless networks. The attack, described as the ...

Asanté Technologies Inc. announced on Thursday an upgrade to the firmware for their FriendleyNET 802.11g wireless router. The version 1.1 update adds Wi-Fi Protected Access (WPA) encryption, the ...

Computer scientists in Japan say they’ve developed a way to break the WPA encryption system used in wireless routers in about one minute. The attack gives hackers a way to read encrypted traffic sent ...