The Wi-Fi security protocol WEP should not be relied on to protect sensitive material, according to three German security researchers who have discovered a faster way to crack it.

However, if you have older Wi-Fi gadgets, you might have to select the hybrid option "WPA2-PSK AES + WPA-PSK TKIP" to get them working. Never choose Open (no security), or if it is using WEP ...

Last week we showed you how to crack a Wi-Fi network's WEP key using a live CD and some command line fu. Today we've got other cracking options—but more importantly, clarification on the point ...

The support for WEP/TKIP WiFi connections is one of the features that Microsoft said it stopped developing. This means WEP/TKIP WiFi connections will continue to work, but with a warning.

How a new wireless security standard is plugging the holes WEP encryption left open--and improving authentication. Here's how the road is being paved for 802.11i adoption in 2003. By BusinessWeek ...

Therefore, WEP users can easily switch to this alternative to continue using Wi-Fi services in a more secure way. Although recently, hackers have also find the way to crack easy and short passphrases ...

A nearby WEP-enabled Wi-Fi network. The signal should be strong and ideally people are using it, connecting and disconnecting their devices from it.

The Kindle can communicate with wireless routers using a variety of standard encryption protocols. WEP, WPA and WPA2 are all supported by the Kindle.