Security 5 things you should know about wireless security Grant Buckler @itworldca Published: April 16th, 2009In the beginning, there was WEP. And WEP was no good. It quickly became apparent Wired Equivalent Privacy, the original encryption protocol for wireless networks, could be broken very easily with simple tools.Today, says Chris Kozup, senior manager of mobility solutions for Cisco Systems Inc. in San Jose, Calif., there are known techniques for breaking WEP encryption in less than a minute. “There should be no doubt that WEP as a protocol is flawed,” he says.So network security experts created Wi-Fi Protected Access (WPA). Then everything was good. Or was it? White paper IBM Internet Security Systems X-Force Related Download Sponsor: BlackBerry The CIO’s Guide to UEM Register Now Security hacking, networks, Protocol, virus, Wireless Networks Mitel to extend PBX to outsiders EMC's new Symmetrix array targets virtual data centers Related Content New dark web search tool uncovers unpleasant, but important, information for clients How a Halifax cafe endured a Facebook page hi-jacking McAfee: Decade-old cyber espionage campaign targets South Korea, U.S. and Canada TP-Link releases Omada OC200 cloud-managed network controller
