Hoboken, New Jersey - (Cision) November 2, 2016 — eMazzanti Technologies, a NYC area IT consultant and MSP, issued a warning today regarding several recently revealed WPA/WPA2 encryption protocol vulnerabilities that affect countless Wi-Fi enabled devices worldwide.
The company urges customers with WatchGuard network security hardware and others to download patches to fix the vulnerabilities in their equipment. They also urge all business and home computer users to take extra precautions to avoid being victimized by the KRACK Wi-Fi encryption vulnerability. The recently discovered vulnerability allows hackers to steal user IDs and passwords.
“KRACK is potentially devastating to Wi-Fi users,” stated Almi Dumi, Project Lead, eMazzanti Technologies. “We strongly advise WatchGuard users to download the latest security patches for their Wi-Fi routers and access points. We also urge our customers and others to take additional steps to avoid losing data.”
Here is the text of the warning:
“eMazzanti Technologies wants to bring to your attention a very serious threat that is affecting Wi-Fi networks worldwide.
KRACK, the newest Wi-Fi threat, stands for Key Reinstallation AttACK. It takes advantage of a router encryption flaw to force one-time log-ins to be re-used. This gives hackers an opportunity to decode and steal personal information like credit card and banking information, passwords and photos.
Since personal data can be sold, hackers will be exploiting this vulnerability wherever possible. Public places offer more targets, but an attack can succeed on any unpatched wireless network secured by WPA encryption.”
Many of eMazzanti’s customers employ WatchGuard Wi-Fi equipment in their networks. WatchGuard has published the information below about how to protect your network from KRACK vulnerabilities. In general, the recommended patches protect Wi-Fi users in various scenarios, including from unpatched client devices.
In a small percentage of cases, mitigation may exacerbate client connectivity issues in environments already suffering from weak signal coverage or high interference.
See WatchGuard Product and Support News for additional details.
With KRACK, the hacker must be within the transmission range of your Wi-Fi router or access point. That makes public Wi-Fi more prone to attack than home networks.
Keeping up with threats to sensitive data requires that individuals and organizations stay vigilant. Accordingly, anyone charged with data security who is unsure about what to do may call the IT security professionals at eMazzanti Technologies
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