Your Wi-Fi name leaks more about you than your IP address ever could.

Are there any pitfalls to using SSID cloaking? Many organizations use SSID cloaking as a mechanism to add a layer of security to the WLAN. This technique requires that all users have knowledge of the ...

Wireless connections are becoming a popular way for computers to connect to networks and the Internet, as an employee can connect to either from anywhere within the range of the signal. Using wireless ...

Wi-Fi contains one glaring flaw: it's vulnerable to hacking. The range of connectivity means people down the hall or across the street can access your network. Even if it's secured with a password, ...

Okay, there is one scenario where hiding your SSID can make your wireless network less secure. If a cracker detects that you’ve disabled SSID broadcasting, he might think you’ve done it because you’ve ...

An service set identifier, or network name, is a unique, alphanumeric ID attached to a wireless local area network. The first time you set up your NETGEAR router, the device will assign to the network ...

Earlier today, Ars IT editor Sean Gallagher was doing some scary things with wireless when he discovered someone probing for a Wi-Fi network with a name that appeared to be something un-parseable. I ...

Researchers at Belgium's KU Leuven discovered a fundamental design flaw in the IEEE 802.11 Wi-Fi standard that gives attackers a way to trick victims into connecting with a less secure wireless ...

Hidden WiFi networks provide better security, but some users complain that Windows can’t connect to a hidden network. If you face this issue, you can execute the solutions mentioned below. Manually ...

I'd like to disable SSID for my wireless router, so other users in the area don't see it. However, my computer sometimes inadvertently connects to other unsecured wireless networks in the area, and if ...

You want a blank slate to nail down those network issues ...