Windows Vista sees your wireless network because the access point (AP) broadcasts the network’s service set identifier (SSID). However, when you connect to a wireless network, Vista offers a Save ...

Wireless connections are becoming a popular way for computers to connect to networks and the Internet, as an employee can connect to either from anywhere within the range of the signal. Using wireless ...

Wi-Fi contains one glaring flaw: it's vulnerable to hacking. The range of connectivity means people down the hall or across the street can access your network. Even if it's secured with a password, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Dimitri Otis/Getty When your wireless router broadcasts its wireless network name, known formally as a Service Set Identifier ...

Wireless networks are prone to being hacked moreso than wired networks simply because it’s much harder to attack a router that requires you to physically plug it in. Many users want to secure their ...

Researchers at Belgium's KU Leuven discovered a fundamental design flaw in the IEEE 802.11 Wi-Fi standard that gives attackers a way to trick victims into connecting with a less secure wireless ...

Your Linksys wireless router broadcasts its service set identifier along with its wireless signal. This SSID name allows you to select the appropriate wireless network when multiple options exist. By ...

Wireless router owners that do not want Google to use their devices to improve its mobile location services can now opt out. To opt-out, wireless access point owners must add "_nomap" to the tail of ...