Daily Archives: March 11, 2002

WLANs, The Army way

In late 2001, researchers revealed how to break the backbone of IEEE 802.11 security based on a so-called static WEP (Wired Equivalent Privacy) key. Although corporate execs waffled on what to do while reassuring one another that the risk was small, the U.S. Army handled things its own way. Via [infoworld.com]Continue Reading

Wireless To Get Faster, More Secure

Atheros Communications on Monday began shipping the first silicon chip that uses a new wireless networking standard known as 802.11g. Via [news.com.com]Continue Reading