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Wi-Fi Security – The Rise and Fall of WPS

Wireless local-area networks which are also referred to as WLANs or Wi-Fi are prevalent these days. They are so popular that they can be found installed in offices, colleges, hotels, cafes, and even homes. There are many Wi-Fi product vendors and service providers, providing different products with different services and features. The main reason behindContinue Reading

Is Marius Milner the unnamed google engineer?

Although sited in a number of articles about Marius Milner being the alleged Google engineer who was behind the WiFi mapping.   http://www.crn.com.au http://blog.seattlepi.com http://www.bloomberg.com FCC report on Google Street View Wi-Fi data collection We at Netstumbler.com have no comment at this time.Continue Reading

So you want to be a Security Consultant?

This is my first guest blogging opportunity on Netstumbler.com and I wanted to discuss what I believe is missing in most of the student/consultants I encounter. I would recommend these things for anyone preparing to be a consultant in IT security. So, the first and most important thing to learn in my opinion is TCP/IP.Continue Reading

Offensive Mobile Forensics

Christmas is around the corner. Some of the top gifts are going to be shiny new mobile devices – smartphones, tablets, hacked Kindle Fires, Playbooks, and others. Is Exchange ActiveSync turned on in your environment? What is your plan for handling mobility in the Enterprise? But the biggest question of all is – What doesContinue Reading