WEP
RSS WEPA Study of the Performance of SSL on PDAs
White Paper This paper conducts a comprehensive and comparative study of the performance of the SSL protocol for PDA and laptop clients, both in WEP secured and opens Wi-Fi environments. PDAs and smartphones are increasingly being... [04 Oct 2009]
Is the Latest Wireless Vulnerability Just the Tip (or TKIP) of the Iceberg?
White Paper While it is an exaggeration to say TKIP is broken today, this is a new and serious threat which does create some cause for concern as many companies have been migrating from WEP to WPA to improve security and meet... [01 Oct 2009]
WLAN Security Today: Wireless More Secure Than Wired
White Paper Wireless LAN security has come a long way since the early days and the negative publicity around the shortcomings of WEP. Recent advances in WLAN technology and the ratification of key wireless security standards are... [12 Jul 2009]
WEP Cloaking for Legacy Encryption Protection
White Paper Motorola's WEP Cloaking module leverages the Motorola Wireless Intrusion Prevention System (WIPS) using wireless monitoring sensors to protect handheld devices, in use at thousands of retailers world-wide, from passive... [20 Jun 2009]
Securing Wireless Networks Internally
White Paper 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... [01 May 2009]
D-Link Case Study: Kirkstead Junior School (United Kingdom)
White Paper The School deployed D-Link wireless kit which features strong 128bit WEP data encryption security, while laptops are housed in a purpose built, padlocked trolley unit which is heavily protected against intrusion. [03 Apr 2009]
Securing Your Wireless
White Paper The old encryption standard Wired Equivalent Privacy (WEP) can be hacked within 30 seconds, no matter the complexity of the passphrase one can use to protect it. If the information sent back and forth over the WiFi... [01 Apr 2009]
Retailers still failing on wireless security
News A quarter of APs were still using WEP (Wired Equivalent Privacy) - the weakest protocol for wireless data encryption that can be cracked in minutes, said Motorola. Retailers are dragging their feet when it comes to... [30 Jan 2009]
Full steam ahead for police plans to hack home PCs
News The police could sit outside the door, search for the wi-fi network, break the WEP or WPA encryption key and look at the contents of the hard drive," said Clayton. The UK government has agreed to work with the European... [05 Jan 2009]
Security of the WEP Algorithm
White Paper The Wired Equivalent Privacy (WEP) algorithm is used to protect wireless communication from eavesdropping. A secondary function of WEP is to prevent unauthorized access to a wireless network; this... [02 Sep 2008]
UK at risk from repeat of US hack attack?
News They are accused of stealing more than 40 million credit and debit card numbers before selling the information, with one of the victims TJX Corporation, owner of clothing retailer TK Maxx, being targeted by hackers who broke the... [06 Aug 2008]
Columbitech Mobile VPN Helps U.S. Military Retailer NEXCOM Reach PCI Compliance
White Paper The DOS-based mobile computers used WEP, which in recent years has shown itself to be a weak security protocol. NEXCOM was using Symbol PDT 6846 legacy mobile computers in its stores and distribution centers. [11 Jul 2008]
Trusted AP Policies on a Wireless LAN Controller
White Paper In that scenario, the autonomous AP can be marked as the trusted AP on the controller, and the user can define policies for these trusted APs (which should use only WEP or WPA, SSID, short preamble, and so on). [12 Jun 2008]
Observations on the Message Integrity Code in IEEE802.11 Wireless LANs
White Paper To address the security flaws of Wired Equivalent Privacy (WEP), the IEEE802.11i draft defines two data confidentiality and integrity protocols, Temporal Key Integrity Protocol (TKIP) and Counter-Mode-CBC-MAC Protocol... [12 Jan 2008]
WEP Cloaking - Maximizing ROI From Legacy Wireless LAN
White Paper Wired Equivalent Privacy (WEP) is the encryption protocol defined in the original IEEE 802.11 standard for Wireless Local Area Networks (WLANs). Several known vulnerabilities and attack tools have compromised... [06 Dec 2007]
