Security upgrade at WiFi locations
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Starting today, users of wireless broadband should find it safer to surf the Web from a T-Mobile HotSpot.
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iAnywhere has upgraded its Information Anywhere management platform to keep unauthorized devices from tapping into business applications.
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Overseas WLAN access at no extra charge - for now
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The enhancements, which will be incorporated early next year, are designed to provide enterprises with protection from worms and viruses, without forcing customers to install firewalls at each location in a network, the company said.
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If criminals were to target unsecured wireless routers, they could create an attack that could piggyback across thousands of Wi-Fi networks in urban areas, according to researchers.
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Sleepy Spokane, Wash., has a secret: it's the wireless hot spot of the future
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Apple on Thursday released a Security and AirPort update for Mac OS X that fixes vulnerabilities found in the company&#8217;s wireless drivers. Apple said the issues found were the result of an internal audit of the software drivers and that no known exploits exist for the issues addressed in this update.
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As if a slew of new iPod Shuffles wasn't enough, Apple has updated its wireless line with a new AirPort Extreme Base Station and an enabler patch for unlocking 802.11n capabilities on certain Macs.
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Wi-Fi silicon vendor Broadcom plans to release new Wi-Fi security software that allows users to easily set up secure home wireless networks with access points from Linksys GroupÂ and devices from Hewlett-Packard (HP), the companies are expected to announce Wednesday at the International Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas.
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This gallery accompanies our step-by-step instructions to guard against bad guys trying to hack into your home or office Wi-Fi network.
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This article is the first of a two-part series that looks at the new generation of WEP cracking tools for WiFi networks, which offer dramatically faster speeds for penetration testers over the previous generation of tools. In many cases, a WEP key can be determined in seconds or minutes.
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Wireless networks giving computer users  Internet access from anywhere in the home could expose them to  eavesdropping and programmers should make their security  software easier to use, researchers say.
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The upgrade enables the chip to also connect to less common 802.11a and 802.11i versions of Wi-Fi. SAN FRANCISCO: Intel Corp. said it has upgraded the wireless networking capabilities of its Centrino line
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Don't WEP for me Argentina Wireless networks almost trebled in London over the last 12 months with more, but not all organisations, realizing the importance of running secure networks.â¦
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(InfoWorld) - A maker of software that simplifies getting onto public Wi-Fi hotspots is now tackling the complexity of using the network in your own home or at a friend's house. Consumers have been warned not to leave their home wireless LANs (WLANs) open, and security mechanisms have become both stronger and in some cases easier to set up. But to let a visiting friend use the Internet, users typically have had to reconfigure the network or enter an SSID (Service Set Identifier) and a lengthy password. For consumers who have trouble setting up a network in the first place, this can be a high barrier. Devicescape SoftwareÂ offers free beta-test software that can store user sign-on information for many public hotspots and is working to get it built into devices such as Wi-Fi cameras that lack a browser or keyboard. On Tuesday, it expanded that tool to include home WLANs, with a system called Wi-Fi Buddies. Consumers can sign up for Wi-Fi Buddies, have their SSID and password stored on the company's server, and invite their friends to download the Devicescape software and get sign-on credentials for their WLAN. Once a friend gets those credentials from Devicescape, they can start using the home WLAN without signing in or even going past a splash screen, according to the company. The WLAN owner never gives the SSID and password to a user, so it's possible to lock people out later through Devicescape's Web site without changing the password. Wi-Fi Buddies can also be used with an open home network. Devicescape isn't alone in trying to solve the problem. The Wi-Fi Alliance's WPS (Wi-Fi Protected Setup) specification defines two methods of setting up WLANs without having to make up or enter an SSID or encryption password. Those techniques can also be used to get visitors onto the secure network, said Som Pal Choudhury, a product line manager at Netgear, which is adopting WPS for some products. However, WPS doesn't allow access to be granted and rescinded entirely online. Cisco Systems' Linksys division, the leading seller of home WLAN gear, recommends users either enter the SSID and password on a visitor's PC or put the device's MAC (Media Access Control) address into a filtering list on the access point, said spokeswoman Karen Sohl. Linksys doesn't use WPS now but hopes to adopt a later version. Initial WLAN setup is a typical headache for consumers, said Gartner analyst Ken Dulaney, but how to let friends onto the LAN seems to be a less common problem, he said. "I think when friends come over, you have a beer," Dulaney said. Small businesses could also use Wi-Fi Buddies to grant temporary access to their networks, Devicescape says, but the company doesn't guarantee the security of the passwords it stores. Wi-Fi Buddies has been released for current Devicescape customers and will be publicly available at the company's Web site by Thursday. It runs on Microsoft Windows XP, Vista, and Mobile versions 5 and 6. The company is also working on an Apple OS X version. One thing that isn't on the horizon is Devicescape for the iPhone. The company continues to approach Apple about this but has nothing to report, said Bill McIntosh, Devicescape's vice president of marketing.
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More and more venues are becoming hotspots. Using the wireless 802.11x protocol better known as Wi-Fi, these hotspots can be found in airports, libraries, coffeehouses, restaurants, shopping
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(InfoWorld) - Devicescape SoftwareÂ says it has a solution for the problem of using Wi-Fi hot spots with devices that don't have browsers. Devicescape's free software, formally unveiled on Tuesday atÂ the Demo conference in Palm Desert, California, lets users set up log-in information for multiple Wi-Fi networks and then get on those networks automatically from any supported device. Publicly available Wi-Fi networks, both free and subscription-based, are proliferating in airports, hotels and shopping areas and even around cities. Carriers and other service providers give users access at many hotspots through the same account, but that often still requires entering a log-in and password. That may be hard or impossible to do on a specialized device such as a phone, handheld game console, or camera. Devicescape lets users give their subscription information for all the networks they want to use and register their Wi-Fi devices. When they want to use a given hotspot, that data is exchanged in the background in a patented way before the device gets on the network, according to Glenn Flinchbaugh, vice president of products at Devicescape. Currently, if the user tries to get online in a place where they have more than one choice of operator, the device will automatically choose the network with the strongest signal, Flinchbaugh said. In the future, Devicescape plans to let users set priorities based on the cost of different networks or other factors, he added. Although the service is aimed at consumers, it doesn't conflict with use of a corporate VPN because the log-in process happens before the device goes on the public network, he said. The system works with many of the world's hotspots, including ones provided by AT&T, EarthLink, Google, T-Mobile, and WayPort, according to Devicescape. Devicescape is focused on North America today, but its system will work with network operators in other parts of the world, such as Orange in the U.K. and Softbank and NTT in Japan. The company doesn't need special arrangements with those operators to allow easy log-ins, but it hopes to set up revenue-sharing agreements with them for cases in which new subscribers sign up because of Devicescape, said CEO David Fraser. The San Bruno, California, startup is also working on licensing its software for non-PC devices, either built in or as an add-on. The software, currently in beta testing, is available now as a free download from Devicescape's Web site. It already works with Microsoft Windows XP PCs and Windows Mobile 5 phones, as well as two other devices: the NokiaÂ 770 Web tablet and the CiscoÂ Linksys WIP 300 VoIP phone. It's relatively easy to develop software for those two devices because of available interfaces, but most nonbrowser devices would require a licensing deal, Fraser said.