Two router chipset manufacturers employ poor randomization when it comes to WPS PIN numbers. Our team tests, rates, and reviews more than 1,500 products each year to help you make better buying ...

The recent wave of new mesh router systems has brought with it changes besides the obvious increase in Wi-Fi range. For example, these mesh routers are more likely to insist on WPA2-AES encryption, as ...

WPS (Wi-Fi Protected Setup) is an alternate on-ramp to a Wi-Fi network. Thinking that clicking on the name of a network and entering its password is too hard, the Wi-Fi Alliance came up with the WPS ...

A COMMON Wi-Fi router setting could be risking your security at home and some experts recommend turning it off. Wi-Fi Protected Setup (WPS) is a setting that lets you add devices to a secure network ...

The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) is warning that a new malware threat has rapidly infected more than a half-million consumer devices. To help arrest the spread of the malware, the FBI and ...

A researcher discovered an issue with the random generation of WPS keys in a number of unnamed routers that could allow an attacker to guess the key in one try. A number of popular home and small ...

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It sometimes goes without saying: the more convenient a security system is for a user, the easier it is for those looking to take advantage of it. Take browser passwords, for example. Everyone loves ...