When we think about cyberattacks, it’s easy to think about a handful of dark individuals sitting in the shadows trying to break into high-profile computer systems. Unfortunately, that’s not really how it happens. There are lots of people trying to break into computer systems. LOTS of them. And they’re not all trying to break into […]
PC Magazine just published a list of what they consider to be the 10 best routers for the home on the market. All of the usual suspect show up, as well as the cloud-managed Skydog and a ZyXEL travel router. The full list of routers reviewed is: Linksys Smart Wi-Fi Router AC 1900 (WRT1900AC) Trendnet […]
There’s a good article in PC Magazine from noted computer curmudgeon John C. Dvorak about the future of Internet of Things (IoT) and its inherent security issues. Dvorak notes that the real problem with home automation and IoT is that currently these devices are so easily hacked, leading to huge problems. He even goes after […]
Great article from Salon about the growing problem of technical illiteracy of judges on the US Supreme Court, and the possible effects that it will have on all of us. Some of the examples that are given are truly shocking. Unfortunately, there really doesn’t seem to be any easy magical solution to this problem that […]
Comcast’s XFINITY Wifi, the program designed to turn your Comcast router into a public hotspot for other Comcast subscribers has been taking a beating lately, as users are beginning to have questions about the system’s usefulness, security, and overall trust of Comcast. Michael Horowitz, writing in ComputerWorld provides a very good and in-depth analysis of […]
Nicole Kobie of computer magazine PC Pro has reported that BT experienced a problem with their DNS servers on Saturday, effectively knocking a large number of their subscribers off of the internet. Many people were able to work around this DNS problem by changing the DNS setting on their routers from the BT servers to […]
Netgear is running a fairly interesting campaign for people to publicly shame their router. Read a little more on our blog, and it’s easy to find lots of examples of routers doing some pretty shameful things. Hopefully, this results in some vendors taking notice so that their products don’t end up here. #routershame Tweets
It’s no secret that router security is pretty lousy, that’s the whole point of creating RouterCheck in the first place. But we never thought that there’d be a competition that’s based on this lousiness. That’s why we were so surprised to see that there’s now a contest for finding vulnerabilities and breaking into routers. The […]
You know that the security of your security center may be lacking a little bit when pictures like this get posted. WiFi security is really in jeopardy.
After some of the backlash that Comcast has heard regarding their new program to turn all of their customers’ routers into open WiFi points, you’d think that people would be wary of trying to convince others that leaving a portion of their WiFi bandwidth completely open for others to use would be a bad idea. […]