CSOonline

WEP Wireless Security Protocol Inadequate for Sensitive Data

Further flaws found in the algorithm have brought the time taken to find the key down to a matter of minutes, but that’s not necessarily fast enough to break into systems that change their security ...
Network World

Do you need four WEP keys per access point?

A larger issue for the business is that the access point in question has this option for four keys because it supports static WEP. The security flaws of static WEP are well documented, the primary ...
Computer Weekly

WEP: Wireless security's broken skeleton in the closet

Wired Equivalent Privacy (WEP) as a wireless security solution has been analysts' wireless whipping boy for years. But, for some reason, many companies still have ...
Business Insider

A guide to network security keys, the password for your Wi-Fi network

A network security key is basically your Wi-Fi password — it's the encryption key that protects your internet. There are three different kinds of network security keys: WEP, WPA, and WPA2, each more ...
Ars Technica

Can someone explain to me the security flaw of WEP

I was reading a presentation slide from here and its pretty informative but there are some things i just don't get so i'm pretty much lost reading it.<BR><BR>what do they mean by XOR? how does<BR>if ...
InfoWorld

Don’t use WEP, say German security researchers

The Wi-Fi security protocol WEP should not be relied on to protect sensitive material, according to three German security researchers who have discovered a faster way to crack it. They plan to ...
InfoWorld

WEP security is mere clicks away, in Windows

Ah, the joys of aging: seeing friends who haven’t laid eyes on you in a few months or even years and hearing, “Geez, you’ve certainly got a lot of gray hair.” That’s always a mood booster. Then I ...
Small Business Computing

Wireless Networking: WEP Security is No Security at All

The television show 60 Minutes recently aired a story on the theft of customer data from TJX Companies, the parent company of such well-known stores as TJMaxx, Marshalls and HomeGoods. That company ...
eWeek

Standards Will Fill Holes in WEP Authentication and Encryption

eSpeaks host Corey Noles sits down with Qualcomm's Craig Tellalian to explore a workplace computing transformation: the rise of AI-ready PCs. Matt Hillary, VP of Security and CISO at Drata, details ...
CNET

AirPort WEP Key Slot Problems: Incompatibility with some Windows networks

MacFixIt reader Guy Kuo reports a limitation in Apple's AirPort devices that prevents proper access to Windows-based wireless networks using a WEP slot key other than "1." In essence, if the wireless ...
Network World

How can WPA be more secure than WEP?

It should be acknowledged that WPA with pre-shared keys can be cracked if IT management unwisely uses straightforward passwords. However, this is not a weakness in WPA security, but rather a potential ...