Responding to KRACK: Wi-Fi Security Awareness in Private Households - Human Aspects of Information Security and Assurance
Conference Papers Year : 2020

Responding to KRACK: Wi-Fi Security Awareness in Private Households

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In this paper, we study the update and security practices of individuals in private households with an exploratory interview study. In particular, we investigate participants’ awareness regarding KRACK, a patched key vulnerability in the WPA/WPA2 protocol, and similar vulnerabilities in the context of usage and management scenarios in Wi-Fi networks. We show that while most people are aware of certain dangers, they struggle to address Wi-Fi related vulnerabilities. The findings could prove to be beneficial in identifying not only the current security status of average users regarding Wi-Fi security, but also to improve update and information propagation to mitigate related threats in the future.
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hal-03657727 , version 1 (03-05-2022)

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Jan Freudenreich, Jake Weidman, Jens Grossklags. Responding to KRACK: Wi-Fi Security Awareness in Private Households. 14th International Symposium on Human Aspects of Information Security and Assurance (HAISA), Jul 2020, Mytilene, Lesbos, Greece. pp.233-243, ⟨10.1007/978-3-030-57404-8_18⟩. ⟨hal-03657727⟩
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