- Wi-Fi routers vulnerable to UPnP attack from hackers Posted by Rik Fairlie in SOHO Networking on Jan 15, 2008 8:28 AM Subscribe Alerts12 comments

- A couple of weeks ago we discovered that it’s possible for viruses to quickly spread among unsecured or WEP-encrypted Wi-Fi routers in densely populated urban areas. The solution seemed to...[Read the rest]
More Wireless Networking on ZDNet
- Why I run an open Wi-Fi network
- Security expert Bruce Schneier wrote a column yesterday titled Steal This Wi-Fi explaining why he runs an open wireless network at home: To me, it's basic politeness. Providing internet access... [Read the rest]
- Posted by Rik Fairlie in SOHO Networking on: Jan 11, 2008 7:58 AM
- 126 Comments
- Linksys debuts two slick-looking, affordable Wi-Fi routers at CES
- Home-networking leader Linksys is following the lead of several other Wi-Fi router vendors with its launch of shiny black MIMO routers. And for the first time, Linksys has moved the... [Read the rest]
- Posted by Rik Fairlie in SOHO Networking on: Jan 8, 2008 8:33 AM
- 8 Comments
- Wireless LAN security myths that won't die
- Its been two years since I wrote "The six dumbest ways to secure a wireless LAN," and its probably been one of my more successful blog entries ever, with two... [Read the rest]
- Posted by George Ou in Real World IT on: Mar 26, 2007 2:26 AM
- 116 Comments
- Microsoft and allies to test out wireless white spaces
- MarketWatch reports on forthcoming tests of wireless device from Microsoft that will use "white spaces," unlicensed part of the U.S. wireless spectrum, to offer free access to the Web, bypassing... [Read the rest]
- Posted by Dan Farber in Between the Lines on: Mar 9, 2007 2:55 PM
- Vista Hands On #10: Manage wireless networks
- I’m traveling this week with a year-old Tablet PC running a fresh copy of Windows Vista Business, so it’s a good time to focus on some of Vista’s mobility features.... [Read the rest]
- Posted by Ed Bott in Ed Bott's Microsoft Report on: Mar 7, 2007 8:00 AM
- 1 Comment
- Less power needed for wireless sensors
- In recent years, wireless sensor networks have been deployed in inaccessible and unwired places, for example to monitor wildlife activity in wilderness parks. But all the sensor units are battery... [Read the rest]
- Posted by Roland Piquepaille in Emerging Tech on: Feb 27, 2007 9:24 AM
- The Great Vista/Mac Showdown: Vista wireless and networking is catching up to Mac
- Networking is the most prevalent and little understood aspect of computing today. Ask the average user what networking protocol they use is, and youll get a shrug or, perhaps, the... [Read the rest]
- Posted by Mitch Ratcliffe in Rational Rants on: Feb 7, 2007 11:25 PM
- 61 Comments
- Ultimate guide to enterprise Wireless LAN security released!
- TechRepublic has released a large cluster of articles** to help you implement enterprise-class wireless LAN security. This is not just an introductory guide; it is a step-by-step guide from start... [Read the rest]
- Posted by George Ou in Real World IT on: Jan 11, 2007 11:31 AM
- Connected homes aren't just for the super-rich anymore
- Built-to-order home automation systems that handle lighting, climate control, and security are old hat in multimillion-dollar custom homes behind the gates of swank country clubs. But the next generation of... [Read the rest]
- Posted by Ed Bott in Ed Bott's Microsoft Report on: Jan 7, 2007 4:28 PM
- 6 Comments
- Wi-Fi fears: UK schools ban wireless networks over health concerns
- Just when one thought the controversy had been laid to rest on whether Wi-Fi is dangerous to human health, two UK schools have banned wireless networks over health concerns, reports... [Read the rest]
- Posted by ZDNet Editor in ZDNet Education on: Nov 30, 2006 1:02 PM
- Critical flaw in D-Link wireless USB adapter
- First it was Intel, then Apple, and then Broadcom. The wireless flaws just keep coming and D-Link is the next culprit with a critical overflow in its wireless USB adapter... [Read the rest]
- Posted by George Ou in Real World IT on: Nov 15, 2006 1:03 PM
Top Rated
- The key to Windows success? It's all about the drivers +44 rating
- Creating an XP SP3 slipstreamed ISO file +35 rating
- FBI: Counterfeit Cisco routers risk "IT subversion" +26 rating
- Content Protection madness on Vista +25 rating
- We've been acquired: CBS buys CNET +25 rating
- Gates emphasizes PC-phone connectivity in Windows 7 +21 rating
- Xbench: Psystar v. Mac mini (and all three MacBooks) +18 rating
- Geekbench: Psystar v. Mac mini (and all three MacBooks) +17 rating
- Craigslist fires back at eBay; Bogus Google ads to Kijiji alleged +15 rating
- Microsoft plugs Office leaks; Delivers 4 critical patches +15 rating
Subscribe
Use the feeds below to subscribe using your RSS feed aggregator.
Latest News
Premier Vendor Content Whitepapers, webcasts & resources from our Power Center Sponsors
- Marc Canter: The master of multimedia speaks
-
In this Super Techies interview, larger-than-life techie Marc Canter talks with ZDNet's Editor in Chief Dan Farber about his career as a multimedia pioneer.
- Watch the video >>
- Sun Microsystems Delivers OpenSolaris on Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud
-
Pay for only the compute capacity you use, starting at 10 cents per hour (bandwidth and storage are charged separately by Amazon). You can start with as little as one small instance and scale up and down as your workloads and business demands change.
- The world's most advanced OS meets the Web scalability of EC2 >>
- Become an Intel® Premier IT Professional Member!
-
Designed specifically to address the concerns of senior IT managers at organizations with more than 100 employees, the Intel Premier IT Professional Program provides best practices via local and e-Seminars and a members-only Web site.
- Sign-up free and access best practices resources >>
ZDNet Government
- XP on XO: Negroponte has lost his bearings
- Federal charges in MySpace suicide case
- Comcast, Cox block BitTorrent 24/7
- Verizon wins Homeland Security contract
- EU has privacy concerns over Street View
- Visit ZDNet Government
ZDNet Education
- Sugar-free Windows, as predicted
- No, really, we're studying physics
- UC Law bans classroom web access
- What will a classroom look like in 10 years?
- Intense (and really thoughtful) ranting from the OLPC front
- Visit ZDNet Education
In Focus
- Microsoft-Yahoo
- OLPC
- News to know
- Intellectual Property
- iPhone
- MacBook Air
- Leopard
- ODF
- Windows Server 2008
- Mobile World Congress 08
- World-Mobile-Congress
- Vista
- Software Patents
- Web 2.0
- scary tech
- Macworld
- Wireless Networking
- CES
- "Consumer Electronics Show"
- polls
- Gmail
- Microsoft Novell
- Oracle
- WGA
- DRM
- Net Neutrality
- OpenSocial
- Hands on Vista
- MySpace
- Accessibility
- SAP
- Zune
- DEMOfall 07
- Attention
- GPL
- Daylight Saving Time
- Benchmarks
- Google CapGemini
- Microsoft codenames
- Lawgarithms Links
- Black Hat
- Windows to Linux Chronicles
- Identity
- Google Security
- AMD
- Apple-Cisco
- Google Office
- salesforce.com
- Yahoo
- Google YouTube
- Second Life
- Apple
- browsers
- Voice 2.0
- Security
- WWDC
- Deputy Tester
- Dan and David Show
- Google Development
- Google Gears
- Apple Security
- DoubleClick
- Dell
- Interop
- Local Advertising
- HP
- Digital Politics
- Video
- JavaOne
- Mix07
- Adobe
- Sun
- Intel
- VoIP
- Vista-Mac Showdown
- VON 2007
- Apple TV
- Vista tips
- Adobe Engage
- Windows to Mac Chronicles
- Virtual PC 2007
- Vista Galleries
- Sun GPLs Java
- RSA 2007
- Windows Mobile 6
- Demo 2007
- Vista compatibility
- IT Retardants
- The Year Ahead
- IT that mattered in 2006
- Microsoft+Novell
- Web Office
- Amazon EC2
- TechNet
- IPv6
- Oracle Linux
- Google JotSpot
- Demo Fall
ZDNet Blogs
- All About Microsoft
- The Apple Core
- Between the Lines
- BriefingsDirect
- Collaboration 2.0
- The Core Truth
- Dev Connection
- Digital Cameras
- Ed Bott's Microsoft Report
- Emerging Tech
- Enterprise Alley
- Enterprise Anti-matter
- Enterprise Web 2.0
- Googling Google
- GreenTech Pastures
- Hardware 2.0
- Irregular Enterprise
- IT Facts
- IT Project Failures
- John Carroll
- Laptops & Desktops
- Lawgarithms
- Linux and Open Source
- Managing L'unix
- The Mobile Gadgeteer
- On Sustainability
- Rational Rants
- The Semantic Web
- Service Oriented
- The Social Web
- Software as Services
- SOHO Networking
- Storage Bits
- Team Think
- Tom Foremski: IMHO
- The ToyBox
- The Universal Desktop
- Virtually Speaking
- ZDNet Education
- ZDNet Government
- ZDNet Healthcare
- Zero Day
- Business Software Center
- The Customer Collective: Join the online network for sales and marketing executives
- From our sponsors
- Oracle White Papers
-
- Data Grids and Service-Oriented Architecture »
-
- What's Required to Secure a Service-Oriented Architecture »
-
- Business Intelligence and Enterprise Performance Management »
-
- Making the Case for Oracle Database on Windows »
-




