{"id":2822,"date":"2018-01-15T14:57:12","date_gmt":"2018-01-15T20:57:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.the-internet-guy.com\/?p=2822"},"modified":"2018-01-15T14:57:12","modified_gmt":"2018-01-15T20:57:12","slug":"wi-fi-alliance-launches-wpa3-protocol-with-new-security-features","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.the-internet-guy.com\/?p=2822","title":{"rendered":"Wi-Fi Alliance launches WPA3 protocol with new security features"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/thehackernews.com\/2018\/01\/wpa3-wifi-security.html\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/www.the-internet-guy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/wpa3-wifi-security.png\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>The Wi-Fi Alliance has finally\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.wi-fi.org\/news-events\/newsroom\/wi-fi-alliance-introduces-security-enhancements\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">announced<\/a>\u00a0the long-awaited next generation of the wireless security protocol\u2014Wi-Fi Protected Access (WPA3).<\/p>\n<p>WPA3 will replace the existing WPA2\u2014the network security protocol that has been around for at least 15 years and widely used by billions of wireless devices every day, including smartphones, laptops and Internet of things.<\/p>\n<p>However, WPA2 has long been considered to be insecure due to its common security issue, that is &#8220;<i>unencrypted<\/i>&#8221; open Wi-Fi networks, which allows anyone on the same WiFi network to intercept connections on other devices.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/thehackernews.com\/2018\/01\/wpa3-wifi-security.html\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"pvc_clear\"><\/div>\n<p id=\"pvc_stats_2822\" class=\"pvc_stats all  \" data-element-id=\"2822\" style=\"\"><i class=\"pvc-stats-icon medium\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\" data-prefix=\"far\" data-icon=\"chart-bar\" role=\"img\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\" class=\"svg-inline--fa fa-chart-bar fa-w-16 fa-2x\"><path fill=\"currentColor\" d=\"M396.8 352h22.4c6.4 0 12.8-6.4 12.8-12.8V108.8c0-6.4-6.4-12.8-12.8-12.8h-22.4c-6.4 0-12.8 6.4-12.8 12.8v230.4c0 6.4 6.4 12.8 12.8 12.8zm-192 0h22.4c6.4 0 12.8-6.4 12.8-12.8V140.8c0-6.4-6.4-12.8-12.8-12.8h-22.4c-6.4 0-12.8 6.4-12.8 12.8v198.4c0 6.4 6.4 12.8 12.8 12.8zm96 0h22.4c6.4 0 12.8-6.4 12.8-12.8V204.8c0-6.4-6.4-12.8-12.8-12.8h-22.4c-6.4 0-12.8 6.4-12.8 12.8v134.4c0 6.4 6.4 12.8 12.8 12.8zM496 400H48V80c0-8.84-7.16-16-16-16H16C7.16 64 0 71.16 0 80v336c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h464c8.84 0 16-7.16 16-16v-16c0-8.84-7.16-16-16-16zm-387.2-48h22.4c6.4 0 12.8-6.4 12.8-12.8v-70.4c0-6.4-6.4-12.8-12.8-12.8h-22.4c-6.4 0-12.8 6.4-12.8 12.8v70.4c0 6.4 6.4 12.8 12.8 12.8z\" class=\"\"><\/path><\/svg><\/i> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\" alt=\"Loading\" src=\"https:\/\/www.the-internet-guy.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/page-views-count\/ajax-loader-2x.gif\" border=0 \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"pvc_clear\"><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Wi-Fi Alliance has finally\u00a0announced\u00a0the long-awaited next generation of the wireless security protocol\u2014Wi-Fi Protected Access (WPA3). 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