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How to avoid digital dangers while traveling
It’s summer holiday season, when people pack up their smartphones and tablets, sunscreen and tank tops and set off for a change of pace. With connected devices …
Keep your laptop safe while using Wi-Fi hotspots
The relaxing atmosphere of surfing at the beach makes it easy to forget about the sharks. Connecting to an unsecured network poses serious risks to your laptop and data. In a …
Android backup sends unencrypted Wi-Fi passwords to Google
The recent revelations on how Internet giants such as Google, Yahoo, Apple and others are compelled by the US government to give its agencies access to user data have …
NETGEAR introduces R6100 WiFi router
NETGEAR is expanding its family of 802.11ac wireless products with the R6100 WiFi Router. The R6100 is a dual band router that supports combined WiFi speeds up to 1200 Mbps …
Wi-Vi: Seeing through walls with Wi-Fi signals
Two MIT researchers have created Wi-Vi, an experimental system that uses Wi-Fi signals to track moving objects – usually people – behind a wall and in closed …
Netgear releases the ProSafe WN203 Wireless AP
Netgear has shipped its ProSAFE Single-Band Wireless-N Access Point (WN203) to satisfy demand from small and medium-sized businesses to improve the performance and security of …
Guantanamo cuts off Wi-Fi access due to OpGTMO
The U.S. military, under whose command is the Guantanamo Bay Naval Base and the infamous prison of the same name that currently houses over 150 prisoners, has decided to shut …
Wi-Fi client security weaknesses still prevalent
Google Android, Apple iOS, BlackBerry, and Windows Mobile devices have an inherent security weakness in the method they use for connecting to Wi-Fi networks that has the …
A radical shift in security needs
During the last 40 years we’ve seen a small number of significant, user-driven shifts in the computing landscape, which change the way businesses and IT departments …
New Linksys Smart Wi-Fi Routers with AC technology
The Linksys Smart Wi-Fi Router AC 1200 and AC 1750 are available immediately and the Linksys Smart Wi-Fi Router AC 1600, model EA6400, is planned for availability in late May. …
How cybercriminals can target you on public networks
The widespread use of mobile communication, including cell phones, laptops and tablets, makes consumers particularly vulnerable to fraud and malware risks over public internet …
Tips for securely using free Tube Wi-Fi
GFI Software warned of potential data and device security concerns posed by using London’s public Wi-Fi service, installed across large parts of the London Underground …