Amazon’s Ring Video Doorbell Pro broadcasted home wi-fi passwords unencrypted
A small blunder by Amazon developers exposed users to attacks on home wi-fi networks.
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Wi-Fi security gets a major update, but experts warn it’s not big enough
Your future 'CERTIFIED WPA3' router might not be all its KRACK'd up to be.
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Wi-fi security is KRACK’d, ‘catastrophic’ impact on 820 million Android devices
Your neighbors and anyone nearby now has a way to steal your passwords and snoop on what you're looking at on the web.
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The week in security: Aussie shoppers exposed as Christmas nears
The Christmas season is ramping up but Australian shoppers risk being victimised by scammers, new figures suggest, with many still unable to pick out phishing emails and unaware that their home Wi-Fi network can be compromised. This is a concern for anyone shopping online: with Black Friday and Cyber Monday sales being buried in a mass of scams, malware, and even fake Wi-Fi, it’s harder than ever for online shoppers to go about their business untouched.
David Braue | 28 Nov | Read more
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The week in security: Warnings on Rio Olympics cybersecurity, YouTube phone takeovers
Cybersecurity researchers tried a new tack by introducing security bugs to teach bug-finding tools how to find software bugs, while Google was working on techniques that might stop quantum computers from being able to crack encryption methods in wide use today.
David Braue | 11 Jul | Read more
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Security Watch: Fortinet launches new WLAN solutions for secure cloud-managed enterprise Wi-Fi
Fortinet has announced that their new FortiAP-S series of cloud-based wireless LAN (WLAN) access points (APs) have been certified for deployment in the ANZ region. They feature Fortinet's cybersecurity technology running directly on the FortiAP-S and incorporate the latest security updates from Fortinet's industry-leading FortiGuard Labs Threat Intelligence team.
Anthony Caruana | 25 Aug | Read more
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Mobile app developers “duped” into distributing data-scraping malware: NICTA
The surge in mobile malware has led many to condemn developers' poor security practices, yet recent NICTA research suggests that – even though data-stealing is ubiquitous among both paid and free Android applications – many mobile application developers are in fact being “duped” into incorporating data-stealing routines into their applications.
David Braue | 03 Jun | Read more
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Home security demystified: How to build a smart DIY system
Everyone wants their home to be safe and secure, yet <a href="http://www.safeguardtheworld.com/statistics.html">only 17% of homeowners</a> own a home security system. Why? Because traditional systems cost hundreds of dollars to install, require long-term contracts and mean a lifetime of monthly fees.
By Jennifer Tuohy | 28 May | Read more
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Hotel giant Marriott caves in, promises not to block wi-fi
Marriott International has promised not to block personal wifi hotspots at its hotels after Google and Microsoft weighed in against a bid by hotels seeking permission to do so in order to “secure” their network — a practice it was fined $600,000 for last October.
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Inadequate free Wi-Fi protections risk hotel guest security: WatchGuard
Hotels, restaurants and other hospitality organisations are letting down consumers with inadequate security mechanisms that could expose users to malware or data theft, a new survey of hospitality networks has found.
David Braue | 09 Jan | Read more
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World Cup fans embrace in-match WiFi, but in-stadium services a security target
Usage statistics confirm that sports fans love connecting to public WiFi services for use during sports matches, with the large numbers of users and masses of data being transferred during World Cup matches confirming the need not to be tricked into connecting into a rogue access point at the event.
David Braue | 01 Aug | Read more
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OS X 10.9.4 update fixes Wi-Fi network issue, includes Safari 7.0.5
It never rains software update, but it pours. Apple on Monday released OS X Mavericks 10.9.4, incorporating a number of small fixes for the Mac OS, as well as patching some security holes. Apple also released iOS 7.1.2.
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CSOs' security burden to grow as Asia-Pacific leads mobile, Wi-Fi explosion through 2018
CSOs concerned about the pace of mobile technology adoption and its security implications will find little solace in the latest Cisco Visual Networking Index Global Mobile Data Traffic Forecast for 2013 to 2018, which has presaged an exploding IT-security threat as machine-to-machine (M2M) and other devices push the number of connections to more than 10 billion by 2018.
David Braue | 06 Feb | Read more
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HP rolls out next-gen firewall line, threat-detection service
HP today took the wraps off its Next-Generation Firewall line designed to exert application-level controls and visibility over all traffic related to the enterprise, including mobile devices used in public WiFi settings and traffic from cloud services.
Ellen Messmer | 17 Sep | Read more
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Windows phones can be burned by rogue hotspots
Security flaw makes credentials on handset easy pickings for Wi-Fi marauders
John P. Mello Jr. | 07 Aug | Read more
