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- Steve Gibson weighs in on WPA-PSK keys
- When I got an email from a gentleman pointing me to a link where the great Steve Gibson weighed in on my blog about sufficient key lengths for WPA-PSK keys, I knew I had to brace myself for a good old fashion can of WA. Little did I know...
- Tags: WPA-PSK cracking tool, WPA-PSK Cracking
- Blog posts 2005-11-15
- How long does a WPA key need to be?
- [Updated 11/15/05 2:32 AM: Fixed math error] I've spent years telling people how to secure their Wireless LANs, but what generated the most interested was an article on what not to do. When my "Six dumbest ways to secure a Wireless LAN" blog struck a nerve, people wanted to...
- Tags: WPA-PSK cracking tool, WPA-PSK Cracking
- Blog posts 2005-11-11
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- Windows 7 activation ... FAIL!
- Windows 7 activation ... FAIL!They sure have...Now if they'd only do so by making an actual good product rather than just locking everybody into using it....No SoI've been running Linux since giving up on Windows by having too many BSOD screens with Windows ME. And frankly, given Windows Genuine PITA...
- Tags: Operating systems, UNIX, OPEN SOURCE, Microsoft Windows 7, Linux, Microsoft Windows, desktop
- Discussion threads 2009-07-29
- GPU-Accelerated Wi-Fi password cracking goes mainstream
- GPU-Accelerated Wi-Fi password cracking goes mainstream8? 12? 16? In a business?Hell, my own key is 20 characters AT HOME! I would hope any sensible IT manager would use way more than 8! And my router password is 13 characters.RE: GPU-Accelerated Wi-Fi password cracking goes mainstreamTell...
- Tags: Network technology, NETWORKING, GPU-Accelerated Wi-Fi password cracking, password, bandwidth, LAN
- Discussion threads 2009-01-22
- WPA Wi-Fi encryption (partially) cracked
- Rob McMillan at IDG has the scoop on new research that shows it's possible to partially crack the WPA (Wi-Fi Protected Access) encryption standard. Full details of the theoretical attack is not yet known but McMillan reports that two security researchers -- Erik Tews and Martin Beck...
- Tags: WPA, Router, Encryption, Attack, Tews, Network Security, Wi-Fi, Wireless, Networking, Ryan Naraine
- Blog posts 2008-11-06
- No longer safe: WPA encryption cracked in 12 to 15 minutes
- It was only a matter of time. Sure, we can all expect that some hacker with enough time and processing power would eventually crack a WPA-protected wireless network to decrypt someone's precious data. But in 15 minutes? Yes sir, according to...
- Tags: WPA, Encryption, Erik Tews, Wi-Fi, Network Security, Wireless, Networking, Andrew Nusca
- Blog posts 2008-11-06
- ElcomSoft uses NVIDIA GPUs to speed up WPA/WPA2 brute-force attack
- Russian security firm ElcomSoft has released software that leverages NVIDIA GPUs to speed up the brute-force cracking of WPA and WPA2 pre-shared WiFi keys. by Adrian Kingsley-Hughes
- Tags: NVidia Corp., ElcomSoft, GPU, Attack, Elcomsoft Distributed Password Recovery, Wireless LANs, Wi-Fi, Wireless, Adrian Kingsley-Hughes
- Blog posts 2008-10-12
- Securing Wireless Networks Internally
- WEP, WPA/WPA2, and the associated authentication methods are designed to keep invaders out. However, it has become increasingly easier to crack WEP encrypted networks and cracking WPA/WPA2 networks is difficult, but feasible. These methods help keep external users from being able to access sensitive data, but what about internal, authenticated...
- Tags: Network, Wireless Network, Wireless, IsYouGeekedUp.com, Wi-Fi, Networking, Wireless And Mobility
- White papers 2008-03-14
- New tool cracks most enterprise wireless LANs
- New tool cracks most enterprise wireless LANsThat's why I don't use these methods for securityYou have to consider wireless networks as inherently insecure, whether you use wep, wpa or any of this complicated key crap. They were asking for wireless acces here at my corp for a long time and...
- Tags: PRODUCTIVITY, Modems, Wi-Fi, Network security, Cable, Exe, enterprise Wireless LAN, wireless, tool, RADIUS
- Discussion threads 2008-03-06
- News to know: Vista SP1; Microsoft earnings; MacBook specs; VOIP
- Notable headlines: Mary Jo Foley: Select group of testers get new builds of XP SP3, Vista SP1 Larry Dignan: Microsoft earnings shine; Ups fiscal year outlook Jeff Jones err Microsoft: Vista more secure than everything Is Microsoft tinkering with Live...
- Tags: Apple MacBook, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Corp., Earnings, Microsoft Windows Vista SP1, Linux, Web Site Development, Telephony, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Notebooks, VOIP, Open Source, Operating Systems, Software, Internet, Networking, Microsoft Windows, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Telecommunications, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2008-01-25
- My (daughter's) OLPC laptop has arrived
- My (daughter's) OLPC laptop has arrivedabout expectationsIt may be designed for children but I guess it can be pretty useful for adults too - in certain situations. Kiddie size may be an issue but I don't think it's far away from the subnotebooks of the Windows CE era, remember'em anyone?...
- Tags: keyboard, One Laptop Per Child project, OLPC Laptop, network
- Discussion threads 2007-12-21
- Can owning a Wi-Fi Skype phone land you in jail?
- Can owning a Wi-Fi Skype phone land you in jail?It should befairly straight forward. If you attempt [i]any[/i] sort of security on your wi-fi router even WEP, then you are saying that you don't want someone to connect without authorization. Therefore any connection made without permission is illegal.So...
- Tags: Routers & switches, Wireless LANs, Network technology, NETWORKING, WIRELESS, phone, router, Wi-Fi, security, Skype phone
- Discussion threads 2007-08-23
- WEP - Gone in Sixty seconds!
- WEP - Gone in Sixty seconds!Better than nothing[i]In my book, sixty seconds worth of protection does not classify as "better than nothing".[/i]Of course it's better than nothing. Without it, my neighbors might not realize that they're connecting to my line instead of their own.Since the 802.11 AP is on...
- Tags: Network security, Wi-Fi, WIRELESS, SECURITY, WEP, network
- Discussion threads 2007-04-05
- Wi-Fi hacking, with a handheld PDA
- Wi-Fi hacking, with a handheld PDAall thatand it's still easy to use. take THAT MS apologists ;)ByPass Security ?Does this device bypass WEP security or any other security settings in a WI-FI network? or does this device just scan unsecure WI-FI networks?People running an unsecure WI-FI network, whether home or...
- Tags: Wireless LANs, WIRELESS, Network security, NETWORKING, handheld, PDA, Wi-Fi, network, WEP, Silica, Wi-Fi network, Z4CK, WEP Security, hacking
- Discussion threads 2007-02-07
- Congress may make ISPs snoop on you
- Congress may make ISPs snoop on youRE: Exactly!>>...Is it 2008 yet?...
- Tags: Internet service providers (ISPs), Vertical industries, Wi-Fi, router, WPA, U.S. Congress, New World Order, government, wireless
- Discussion threads 2006-05-16
- WEP cracking for dummies
- For those who still don't think it's a major problem to run WEP encryption on a wireless LAN, this is your final warning. Humphrey Cheung of Tomsnetworking has released a tutorial that can essentially be summed up as "WEP cracking for dummies". Every time I've written articles on...
- Tags: WEP
- Blog posts 2005-05-12
- Sony PSP will ruin wireless LAN security in the home
- Sony PSP will ruin wireless LAN security in the homeI had heard this before.The larger concern here would be theft from or virus migration to a corp. network or government network. It begs the question though, how easy is it to hack/infect the PSP? Anybody crack one yet? It seems...
- Tags: Network security, WIRELESS, Wireless LANs, SECURITY, Sony Corp., WEP, Sony PlayStation Portable, network, router, Wi-Fi, game
- Discussion threads 2005-04-29
- New generation of hacking tools puts many more Wireless LANs at risk
- This week, Michael Ossmann of SecurityFocus released an alarming article on the recent advancements in wireless LAN encryption cracking that put manyWLAN networks once thought to be secure at risk. Even though the WPA standard brought us TKIP encryption in 2003 and the 802.11i standard brought us AES encryption this...
- Tags: WEP
- Blog posts 2004-12-16
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