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3 Takeaways From The Recent WPA2 Vulnerabilities
By Rodney Joffe, Senior VP, Senior Technologist, and Fellow, Neustar, Inc
The recently identified KRACK (Key Reinstallation Attacks) vulnerabilities have shown clearly
that the Wi-Fi we trust is not as secure as we once thought. KRACK exploits vulnerabilities in
Wi-Fi security that could allow bad actors to eavesdrop on traffic between computers and
wireless access points. While several articles have been written explaining the technical details
of the vulnerabilities, I wanted to provide a simpler overview of the vulnerability, and three
takeaways that will help you prepare before the next exploit is released.
The WPA2 Vulnerabilities Timeline
On Friday October 13th, before the rest of the world found out, there were discussions and
rumors amongst security industry groups that something was brewing with the WPA2 wireless
protocol.
On Sunday October 15th, a discussion started based on a tweet from Kenn White, a security
researcher and co-director of the Open Crypto Audit Project .
https://twitter.com/kennwhite/status/919522184384729089
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