Cisco urges enterprises to move from WPA2 to WPA3

Cisco said on June 12, 2026 that enterprises should move from WPA2 to WPA3 to strengthen wireless network security.

Cisco published the recommendation in a Reader Forum article on RCR Wireless News on June 12, 2026. The article said wireless networks now support broader enterprise operations and therefore need stronger protection than older Wi-Fi security approaches provide.

Cisco said WPA3 adds protections including SAE, or Simultaneous Authentication of Equals, which replaces the pre-shared key handshake used in WPA2 in relevant deployments. Cisco also pointed to forward secrecy, which is designed to prevent a compromised credential from exposing previously captured traffic.

Cisco said enterprises should treat wireless security upgrades as part of wider network architecture changes. The article connected WPA3 adoption with Wi-Fi 7 deployments and with enterprise security models built around zero-trust principles, but it did not provide product details, deployment figures, or customer examples.