Wired Equivalent Privacy (WEP) as a wireless security solution has been analysts' wireless whipping boy for years. But, for some reason, many companies still have ...

It's no secret that WEP isn't quite the cat's pajamas anymore when it comes to WiFi security, but the aging protocol is still used in a good many networks -- 59% in a recent survey of a large German ...

What if you bought a new Wi-Fi access point today, and then discovered that it uses a 12-year old security technology that vendors have known since 2001 is ...

The continued usage of WEP in wireless networks is staggering. In fact, I’m not sure why it’s allowed as an option at all. You have two main security decisions to make when setting up a wireless ...

The Wi-Fi security protocol WEP should not be relied on to protect sensitive material, according to three German security researchers who have discovered a faster way to crack it. They plan to ...

Many of us are counting on ours, or our spouses’, Social Security Benefits for a significant part of our retirement income. But, if you or your spouse are government workers or teachers, you may be in ...

SAN ANTONIO — According to the Social Security Administration, about 2 million people are subject to something called the windfall elimination provision, or WEP, which reduces Social Security benefits ...

The Social Security Fairness Act has repealed the WEP and GPO provisions. Learn how this affects public service workers and ...

Millions of public workers received a notice this year and saw something unexpected. The Social Security Administration (SSA) informed them that their Social Security checks were going up and a ...

Answer: No. While Social Security benefits are lower using the modified WEP formula, they never are eliminated totally. You probably are referring to the Government Pension Offset (GPO). The GPO ...

When it comes to Social Security benefits, private-sector and public-sector employees are not created equal. For those falling under the latter category, there are two rules that may reduce the amount ...

Throughout your career, it’s likely that a portion of your income has gone toward Social Security benefits each pay period. The purpose? When the time comes to retire, you are able to draw monthly ...