RouterCheck just released a study entitled “The Real State of WiFi Security in the Connected Home” that contains information about network security in the average home. This study is unique and the first of its kind because it is based on data that was gathered over a three month period from real users of the […]
We’re happy to announce the general availability of the RouterCheck Support site to help people configure their home networks securely. RouterCheck Support has been a popular feature of the RouterCheck application, and is now being made available on the web for people who aren’t RouterCheck application users. To use RouterCheck support, simply go to http://support.routercheck.com […]
Lately we’ve been spending a lot of time analyzing data to see how we can make RouterCheck easier to use and more effective. One of the more interesting reports we can create is a visual representation of where our users come from. We like to think of this as “RouterCheck Nation”. RouterCheck Nation currently consists […]
You might recall that last year we reported on the SOHOpelessly Broken contest that was part of the DEF CON computer security conference. This contest was run by our friends at Independent Security Evaluators (ISE) and attempted to shine some light on the dismal state of security for SOHO or home routers. This is a key […]
Another malware attack against home routers that modifies DNS settings has been disclosed by Fernando Mercês, a researcher for Trend Micro. This DNS Changer is mostly active in Brazil, although it’s also been detected in the United States, Japan, as well as several other countries, The attack modifies the router’s DNS settings, a method that […]
Security researcher Kafeine recently discovered a web-based attack tool that hackers have been using to compromise home routers. The attack utilizes Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerabilities that are present in many popular routers. The list of router vendors affected include: ASUS Belkin D-Link Edimax Linksys Medialink Microsoft Netgear Tenda TP-Link Trendnet ZyXEL The attack modifies the […]
RouterCheck, the system that helps you find security problems with your home router has an exciting new feature: RouterCheck Support. RouterCheck Support is fully integrated into the RouterCheck app, and helps you fix the problems that RouterCheck has identified for your home network. It addresses an issue that many of our users have identified: once […]
We’re very happy to announce that RouterCheck, the application that helps consumers assess their home network’s security, is now open to the public. No longer will you need an invitation to download and run RouterCheck, everyone is now invited. RouterCheck represents a new security solution to a growing problem. Many people are now concerned with […]
By now you’ve likely heard about the Shellshock vulnerability (also known as CVE-2014-6271). It’s a vulnerability that was recently discovered in the bash shell, a very old and central part of the Unix/Linux system. This vulnerability has apparently been around for a very long time, but has just recently been discovered. What’s Shellshock? Shellshock is a […]
SOHO Router vendor DrayTek has just published a security White Paper for running a wireless router in your home or small business. Our take on this “Wireless Best Practices”: we love stuff like this! The more people hear these messages from diverse sources, the better. DrayTek has kept its recommendations vendor-neutral, so they can be […]