The Vanhoef-Piessens effect - the attacks that target WPA encryption

clock • 5 min read

Wi-Fi researchers Mathy Vanhoef and Frank Piessens have presented their findings about KRACK

Not a month seems to go by without a devastating cyber-attack or new critical vulnerability making front-page news. October is no different, and this time it is Wi-Fi under attack. Pre-eminent Wi-F...

To continue reading this article...

Join Computing

  • Unlimited access to real-time news, analysis and opinion from the technology industry
  • Receive important and breaking news in our daily newsletter
  • Be the first to hear about our events and awards programmes
  • Join live member only interviews with IT leaders at the ‘IT Lounge’; your chance to ask your burning tech questions and have them answered
  • Access to the Computing Delta hub providing market intelligence and research
  • Receive our members-only newsletter with exclusive opinion pieces from senior IT Leaders

Join now

 

Already a Computing member?

Login

You may also like
UK and India announce joint Technology Security Initiative

Government

Countries say the new initiative to drive economic growth, create jobs and strengthen the bilateral relationship

clock 26 July 2024 • 3 min read
NSO's Pegasus spyware used to hack exiled Russian journalist

Hacking

Galina Timchenko led a media outlet Moscow declared ‘undesirable’

clock 14 September 2023 • 2 min read
We tried ChatGPT for vulnerability fixes. Most flaws are too complex for generative AI alone

Security Technology

An experiment with ChatGPT 3.5 found that 80% of code fixes were unusable or introduced new vulnerabilities

clock 12 July 2023 • 4 min read
Most read
01

Avis notifies customers of data breach

10 September 2024 • 3 min read
02

Amazon to invest £8 billion in UK datacentres

11 September 2024 • 2 min read
03
04

Apple ordered to pay €13 billion in Ireland

11 September 2024 • 2 min read

Sign up to our newsletter

The best news, stories, features and photos from the day in one perfectly formed email.

More on Threats and Risks

Microsoft Patch Tuesday: Four zero day bugs squashed

Microsoft Patch Tuesday: Four zero day bugs squashed

In a total of 79 vulnerabilities patched in September

John Leonard
clock 11 September 2024 • 2 min read
UK and allies reveal methodology of Russian GRU threat actor Unit 29155

UK and allies reveal methodology of Russian GRU threat actor Unit 29155

Group has targeted organisations including governments and critical infrastructure providers for espionage purposes

John Leonard
clock 06 September 2024 • 2 min read
Veeam patches critical flaws, urges users to update

Veeam patches critical flaws, urges users to update

The most concerning glitch affects VBR software

clock 06 September 2024 • 2 min read