In a previous post, we described the obsolete HNAP protocol, which has security vulnerabilities. A new vulnerability was recently discovered in D-Link routers that support the HNAP protocol. You can read more about it here: http://www.computerworld.com/article/3138023/internet/another-hnap-flaw-in-d-link-routers.html. You can use RouterCheck to determine whether your router supports this protocol.
For all of our friends in Toronto, please join us on July 25 at DEFCON Toronto where we’ll present the talk “Won’t Somebody Please Think of the Routers”. This talk will provide an overview of the current state of home networking security as well as some ideas that we believe will improve it. While not specifically […]
Join us this weekend at LayerOne, Los Angeles’ premier information security conference, May 28-29, 2016. Sander Smith from Sericon Technology will share a talk entitled “Won’t Somebody Please Think of the Routers”. The talk is based on data that was gathered and lessons learned while building RouterCheck. We’ll discuss strategies for mitigating the “SOHO Router Problem” and look […]
There’s more to internet security than keeping your router safe. Today we bring you this guest blog post from Le VPN. If you’re considering getting a VPN, we recommend this company. If you’re familiar with RouterCheck, you understand how vulnerable your home router can be. But what about routers in public spaces that offer free Wi-Fi? […]
These are the words of Jessica Rich, the Director of the Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC) Bureau of Consumer Protection as part of a release detailing the resolution of the FTC’s settlement with Asus over their sale of consumer routers that had major security flaws. Saying that home routers have security flaws is really nothing new, our […]
Today is Safer Internet Day, so it’s a good time to think about how we can all be safer while online. When talking about online safety, we typically think of being more secure and having our privacy maintained and respected. We have always been concerned by the design of Android’s Permissions system and its limitations. Unfortunately, the original Permissions design […]
Today, February 9, is Safer Internet Day. Part of keeping your router secure is good password management. Check out our guest blog post on the Sticky Password blog about how securing your router keeps the entire internet safer.
Most hacked routers are attacked because of bad passwords. To celebrate Safer Internet Day on February 9, we bring you this guest blog post from Sticky Password about managing your passwords. Are passwords a hurdle to you when you’re online? Does your pulse go up at the very thought of having to create and remember another password, or […]
Ars Technica recently published a great article entitled “Internet of Things” security is hilariously broken and getting worse. It talks about how the security of the Internet of Things is hilariously broken. And how it’s getting worse. I think we’ve heard these themes before… Anyway, the article goes to the real heart of the problem and offers […]
Jennifer Valentino-Devries at The Wall Street Journal just published a great article that details the current state we’re in when it comes to consumer routers. As can be expected, that state is not so positive. The article lists some of the worst router vulnerabilities and hacks from the past few years including: Misfortune Cookie Spam-sending […]