Wakefield’s Work In The News

About half of small business owners now prefer to invest in their business to gain advantage over competitors, according to the second annual “Brother Small Business Survey” released Tuesday. That’s a nearly 11 percent increase from last year’s survey by Brother...

A recent poll, conducted by Wakefield Research, suggests that 32 percent of folks out there have admitted to trying to access a Wi-Fi network that belongs to someone else. That low? The numbers have increased from previous polls. Back in December 2008, 18 percent of...

The remote control is one of those household gadgets that you don't truly appreciate until it's gone, but let's try to imagine that you were at risk of losing it for a moment. What would you be willing to do to keep your remote control? Would you give up sex for a...

Logitech's new study on trends in remote control usage reveals a depressing, if not shocking, conclusion: Romance loses out to the clicker for a notable percentage of Americans. The peripherals company has strategically leaked a few results from the report, Global...

How can you tell if someone's really your friend in today's connected world? Here's a hint: You know their Wi-Fi password. At least, that's according to new statistics from Wakefield Research and the Wi-Fi Alliance. In the survey, which polled 1,054 people between...

It's the digital equivalent of mooching a cup of sugar, only without asking. Some 32% of respondents to a recent national survey admitted borrowing a neighbor's unencrypted Wi-Fi connection. That's nearly double the 18% who said they borrowed Wi-Fi in a 2008 poll....

A nation of Wi-Fi moochers? If this keeps up, that might be the proper description. According to a trade group's most recent survey, 32 percent of respondents admitted trying to use a Wi-Fi network that wasn't theirs - that's up 18 percent from a December 2008 poll....

More people are trying to tap into unsecure but easily available Wi-Fi networks around them, according to the results of a poll from the Wi-Fi Alliance. Conducted by Wakefield Research in conjunction with the Wi-Fi Alliance, the results out this week found that 32...

Borrowing your neighbor's unencrypted Wi-Fi connection has become a common practice in American society. In a recent Wakefield Research poll, commissioned by the Wi-Fi Alliance, 32 percent of respondents admitted to tapping into a Wi-Fi network that wasn't theirs – up...

Cartoons, survey results reveal state of wireless security knowledge The Wi-Fi Alliance hopes to raise awareness about wireless security through a new 75-second public service announcement. The cute animated video highlights the aspects of using WPA2 security and...