WPA3 is coming this year to enhance Wi-Fi router security

The Wi-Fi Alliance, a clutch of companies responsible for certifying products as capable of transmitting data over Wi-Fi, is working on WPA3, a new wireless protocol that’s designed to replace the existing WPA2 and boost security. That’s big, because the WPA2 encryption protocol that protects your Wi-Fi router and connected devices from intrusions was cracked last October. And while that left many a router and Android device vulnerable to attacks, it was patched soon enough by the likes of Google, Microsoft and Apple. Hopefully, that’s the last major wireless security bug we see for a long while (WPA2 is now…
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