| The Mifi is a portable device that can be used on a | | | | has since been fixed but still seems like a fairly serious |
| cellular network so that up to five connections can be | | | | type of security mistake to have been made. |
| made via wifi to the device. It's interesting in that there | | | | Recently, another attack has made it so that one could |
| is no need to connect up your device to a USB | | | | remotely find out what the password was for the |
| making it useful for a wide variety of hardware. | | | | device. This would allow them access to the device or |
| Many things like internet tablets, Linux netbooks or | | | | to even change the password locking you out of it. |
| laptops, and other gadgets have had a hard time | | | | Currently, this device might be too "open" if there are |
| finding a good device to connect to because of | | | | so many security flaws being found. Since it is the first |
| software issues or lacking the right ports. The MiFi has | | | | of it's kind it's expected that there might be some |
| been the device to fix all these issues. But there are | | | | issues to work out. |
| some security issues lately that are making this device | | | | Regardless, the MiFi does have the right idea. As new |
| seem not as spectacular as once believed. | | | | devices come out that need wifi but do not have a |
| First there was a hack that was done so that | | | | place for USB dongles, like the iPad, something like the |
| someone else could see where the MiFi was through | | | | Mifi makes the perfect device to have some internet |
| GPS. This means that someone could breach security | | | | connectivity without problems. |
| and find out where you were at all times. This flaw | | | | |