10-18-2017, 01:41 AM
(10-17-2017, 05:01 PM)kandrathe Wrote:(10-17-2017, 01:55 PM)Lissa Wrote:Yes, I'm not downplaying the threat. My home is pretty secure as I know my neighbors in range (50 yards from either end of my house). They are a retired lawyer, and a carpet installer.(10-17-2017, 12:15 AM)kandrathe Wrote: I just heard about this today. If you use WPA2, there is an inherent vulnerability in the protocol.
Details— https://www.krackattacks.com
Actually, this is far, far worse. The attack also compromises RSA token security, that's an even bigger security threat than the wifi aspect with WPA2. RSA is used for a majority of two factor authentication. A very large amount of companies and government agencies use RSA to protect their access to data and tools. If you use a token to access a game like WoW, this attack affects you.
Work is fairly secure (on a peninsula) but theoretically a bad actor from the public might come fishing. But, personally, a small fish in a pond of thousands of devices. A truly devious actor would find much better hunting in any big building in Minneapolis.
I have about fourteen networks in range, at least one apparently without a password.
Not that it will do any good but the scare prompted me to update the firmware in my router.
"I may be old, but I'm not dead."