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Wednesday, October 3, 2018

WI-FI 10/03/2018 10:35:00 PM

Razer’s new Sila router is for gamers who’re stuck using Wi-Fi

Can Razer’s first router cut the need for Ethernet?

Razer is a brand that's synonymous with gaming products, thanks to its wide range of gamer-centric laptops, peripherals, and other devices, and today the company's adding a new product category to its arsenal with the introduction of its first-ever router, Razer Sila.

Sila is an 802.11ac AC3000 router that, like many others, will let players manually prioritize bandwidth to specific devices on their network, which Razer claims can provide PC, console and mobile gamers alike with lag-free gameplay, even over a wireless connection.

Alternatively, users can take advantage of Razer's FastTrack technology, which employs smart traffic management and adaptive learning to let the router work its prioritization magic automatically in Gaming Mode.

A look at Sila's various ports

According to Razer, Sila's Multi-Channel ZeroWait DFS technology will scan and automatically skip over congested Wi-Fi channels and switch you over to the best available ones, which is done by utilizing "radar-sensing hardware that grants you exclusive access into normally-restricted bandwidth frequencies."

Users with two or more Razer Sila routers will also have the option of activating a tri-band mesh network with dedicated backhaul – three Razer Sila units are said to provide widespread coverage of up to 9,000 square feet or multi-story coverage of up to 6,000 square feet.

Sila management is handled via dedicated iOS and Android apps, which will let users configure their Wi-Fi network in a clean and straightforward manner.

Your network can be managed from the Razer Sila app

Razer's Sila was developed in collaboration with Ignition Design Labs, which was responsible for 2017's impressive Portal WiFi router.

Priced at $249.99 (£279.99 / AU$439.95 / NZ$499.95), the Razer Sila gaming router can be purchased right now directly from Razer's online store.

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Wednesday, June 27, 2018

WI-FI 6/27/2018 09:00:00 AM

Wireless routers to get tougher WPA3 Wi-Fi security to keep hackers at bay

And new Easy Connect tech will make hooking up IoT gadgets a breeze

The Wi-Fi Alliance has officially unveiled WPA3, its next-generation security standard to keep wireless networks better protected, alongside a move to streamline the setup of the likes of smart home gadgets.

As you may be aware, WPA3 follows on from the currently employed WPA2 standard, which has been hit by security vulnerabilities that have led folks to question its overall strength in recent times.

So, the arrival of WPA3 is clearly important, and the Wi-Fi Alliance is delivering the fresh standard in two forms, one aimed at the home user, and one for businesses: WPA3-Personal and WPA3-Enterprise.

Both flavors are designed to provide far more robust security, with users benefiting from Protected Management Frames (PMF) to defend against malicious parties eavesdropping on their data transmissions.

The home user whose router supports WPA3 – either via a future firmware update, or because it’s a new piece of hardware with support built-in – can further expect a tougher system of password-based authentication, even when they choose a weak password (which happens in more cases than it should).

That’s because WPA3 introduces Simultaneous Authentication of Equals (SAE), a security protocol which provides better defenses against potential password guessing attempts.

For businesses, WPA3-Enterprise boasts the equivalent of 192-bit encryption to better protect the company’s vital data.

Easy Connect

Another big move is the introduction of Easy Connect, a new system which makes it easy to hook up devices that have a limited display (or perhaps none at all) to your Wi-Fi network. In other words, this is aimed at Internet of Things gadgets and allows these devices to be added to the wireless network simply by scanning a QR code with your phone. Naturally, those IoT gadgets will then benefit from WPA3 security.

So, we can expect a shift towards WPA3 to slowly begin, although as VentureBeat reports, momentum isn’t likely to really gather until next year (when next-gen 802.11ax Wi-Fi hits the scene). In the meantime, WPA2 will continue to be fully supported and kept up-to-date by the Wi-Fi Alliance.

The eventual plan is that WPA3 wireless hotspots won’t be backward compatible with WPA2, as outdated legacy protocols will be given the cold shoulder. But, for the foreseeable future, there will be a ‘transitional mode of operation’ for WPA3 which will maintain compatibility with WPA2 devices as the shift to the more secure Wi-Fi protocol gradually occurs.

The sooner that WPA3 can be ushered in, though, the better, particularly when we consider the likes of the KRACK Wi-Fi flaw which was discovered in WPA2 last October.

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Sunday, June 18, 2017

WI-FI 6/18/2017 06:55:00 PM

Your router has likely been at danger of CIA hacking for quite a long time

WikiLeaks records Asus, Linksys and Netgear among the influenced.

WikiLeaks have allegedly made yet another chilling disclosure with respect to the US insight group's level of access into the country's regular family unit gadgets.

As per a spilled report from 2010, the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) has professedly possessed the capacity to access US natives' web perusing history and in addition check email addresses and telephone numbers through instabilities in ordinary office and in-home remote switches by means of a few beforehand obscure apparatuses.

The CIA purportedly conveyed one such convention known as CherryBlossom on different shopper review remote switches by 2012 in the US. The record subtle elements that switches were focused due to being center points for transmitting and accepting information while additionally being moderately remiss in security.

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The program would require the office to create firmware inserts expected to utilize its endeavors. Purportedly, the CIA issued such embeds for around 25 distinct switches from 10 unique producers, as Asus, Linksys and Netgear among others, come mid-2012.

This story takes after a current report of gadget LEDs, especially on switches, turned out to be particularly simple to bargain. While disconnected, both cases highlight possibly huge openings in the security of most purchaser review remote switches.

It's at present vague concerning whether these CherryBlossom inserts are as yet working inside however numerous switches have been purportedly influenced. It's likewise obscure whether they're as yet dynamic or whether the gadget producers being referred to knew about this practice.

We've reached a few of the named switch producers, and in addition the CIA's media relations office, for input and will refresh this story should we get answers.

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