An enhancement to certified Wi-Fi products that makes it easy to add new devices to a secure Wi-Fi network. Introduced by the Wi-Fi Alliance in 2007 and initially called "Wi-Fi Simple Config," Wi-Fi ...

Most of the routers come with a special feature that allows any device with Wi-Fi to connect with a password. It’s called WPS or Wi-Fi Protected Setup standard. While the support for WPS has been ...

I've never trusted Wi-Fi Protected Setup (WPS) on my Wi-Fi access points (AP) and routers. I've always thought that anything that was that easy to set up had to be easy to hack. It turns out my gut ...

The US-CERT is warning of a security threat in a protocol that's supposed to make it easier to set up a protected Wi-Fi network. Marguerite Reardon started as a CNET News reporter in 2004, covering ...

Security researcher Stefan Viehbock has revealed a flaw with Wi-Fi Protected Setup that could enable attackers to brute-force their way into PIN-protected networks in a short period of time. Although ...

Networking devices that don’t have conventional user interfaces is one of the bigger barriers to realizing the Internet of Things. To make that process easier, the Wi-Fi Alliance has added support for ...

Design flaws in the Wi-Fi Protected Setup (WPS) standard used by most modern routers could make it easier to retrieve a wireless network's password through brute force and leave it open to attack. The ...

Security researcher Stefan Viehbock has exposed a hole in the Wi-Fi Protected Setup PIN-protection system used by a number of hardware manufacturers. Security researcher Stefan Viehbock has exposed a ...

There’s a wireless connection that’s used by all kinds of people and all sorts of devices, and yet hardly anyone talks about it: It’s called Wi-Fi Direct, and it’s been enabling versatile, ...

What makes range extenders so attractive compared with a more elaborate mesh system is that they are easy to install and inexpensive. Pair one with a budget-priced router, and you can build a tandem ...