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An overview on Wi-Fi security standards
WiFi signals can be put into two different categories, unencrypted and encrypted.
Unencrypted WiFi, sometimes known as open WiFi, can be connected to without a password. Anyone with a phone, tablet, PC, video game system, or Internet of Things device within range of the open WiFi signal can use it as long as there aren’t more devices connected to the wireless access point than it can handle. But the data being sent to and from your device through the open WiFi signal is unencrypted. That means a cyber attacker can intercept your internet traffic and put your data and device at risk! Maybe you’re not doing your online banking or shopping, but an attacker could still connect to your device and do considerable harm. The risk can be mitigated if you…
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Posted by: Kim Crawley |
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June 29, 2020 at 09:12PM
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