According to Sherman's Security Blog, it might be time to upgrade your wi-fi security if you're using the WPA (Wi-fi Protected Access) encryption scheme to secure your wireless router. He also said researchers have partially cracked the WPA scheme, allowing them to monitor the traffic going from a router to computers connected to it. While the researchers did not fully compromise WPA protected routers, the crack was accomplished relatively quickly - in 12 to 15 minutes. The researchers' data will be presented at an upcoming security conference.While the researchers' techniques demonstrate a hypothetical attack against WPA protection, it's important to consider that hackers will likely attempt their own attacks based on the research. Most wi-fi routers on the market today support the enhanced WPA2 scheme, which has yet to be compromised. As Sherman points out, an attack against the T.J. Maxx store chain's outdated WEP-protected wireless routers netted hackers millions of credit card numbers. It appears that WPA is going the way of WEP, and it's a good time to upgrade to a more secure encryption standard.
Video below is a perfect example of why you should always secure your wireless network connection.
