Tech Xplore - access point

Exploit steals passwords by tapping into keystrokes

Add one more threat to the list of risks you take when you use your phone to conduct business at the local coffee shop.

Sep 13, 2023 report

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Plug-and-play bug exposes millions of network devices

A bug in a protocol used by virtually all Internet of Things devices exposes millions of users to potential attack, a researcher reported Monday. The fault centers on the Universal Plug and Play protocol, a 12-year-old implementation ...

Jun 12, 2020 report

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Theoretical study shows how to make wireless localization much more accurate

With billions of GPS devices in use today, people are beginning to take it for granted that services on their handheld devices will be location-aware.

Jan 23, 2018

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Wi-Fi could help identify when you're struggling to breathe

Wi-Fi routers continuously broadcast radio frequencies that your phones, tablets and computers pick up and use to get you online. As the invisible frequencies travel, they bounce off or pass through everything around them—the ...

Dec 20, 2022

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Wi-Fi Aware allows neighboring 8.0 Android phones to connect

Google's new Wi-Fi Aware functionality, also known as Neighbor Awareness Networking (NAN), allows devices running on Android 8.0 (API level 26) and higher to detect and directly connect to each other without any secondary ...

Mar 22, 2021 report

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Wi-Fi-boosting 'smart surface' could help remote workers and students

Frustrated with spotty WiFi connection? Engineers at the University of California San Diego have developed a "smart surface" that could make signal available in dead spots—and also make the existing connection twice as ...

Apr 3, 2020

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Engineers' custom circuits would make IoT systems 14,000 times harder to crack than current tech

Rice University engineers have one-upped their own technique to increase security for the "internet of things."

Feb 19, 2020

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How hackers could use Wi-Fi to track you inside your home

As connected devices such as voice assistants, security cameras, and smart appliances grow in popularity, the homes and offices where they are installed become increasingly filled with a dense web of Wi-Fi signals.

Nov 15, 2019

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When WiFi is weak, send noise instead

When WiFi was designed, it was intended for high-speed data communications. The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) set the standards for communications—that's the 802.11 protocol, a familiar number ...

Oct 23, 2019

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Extending Wi-Fi range for smart home devices

A group of researchers led by a BYU computer engineering professor has created a protocol that significantly extends the distance a Wi-Fi-enabled device can send and receive signals.