Tech Transfer—Wireless Security

Guests: Willie Harrison, PhD, Assistant Professor, Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering, BYU; Dave Brown, BYU Technology Transfer Office You’ve likely overheard someone talking on their phones at full volume while they walk around the grocery store or down the street, which suggests that people aren’t too concerned about the prospect of their cell conversations being eavesdropped on. But in some fields—like if you work at the State Department or CIA—secure wireless communications are a must. And in the not-too-distant future we’ll all have an incentive to be concerned about wireless security when everything from the garage door to your dishwasher is connected to the internet.