Today I received a very interesting message from Rogers, our home Internet Service Provider that provided me with some amount of joy. For those who don’t know, Rogers is a large media conglomeration here in Canada that’s responsible for everything from providing wireless service to renaming SkyDome. The message I received from Rogers looked liked […]
We’re 4 days in from Cisco’s announcement of security vulnerabilities in some of their home networking products, and Rogers still has done nothing about it. Let’s Recap: On July 16, 2014, Cisco made an announcement saying that 9 of their home networking products had severe problems related to their security. This security problem will allow […]
I’ve been asked by some people what they should do if they also have the Cisco DPC3825 modem/router issue from Rogers. Here’s what I’d suggest: 1. Determine if you have the problem Look at your modem and see if it’s made by Cisco. I know that Rogers also uses modems from Hitron and Scientific Atlanta, […]
Yesterday I began to try to fix an issue I’m having with my home gateway – a Cisco DPC3825 that has recently been identified as one of the nine Cisco home networking products that has a major security vulnerability. My attempts were thwarted by some pretty poor customer service from my internet provider, Rogers who suggested […]
Yesterday, Cisco announced that nine of their home networking products had a critical security vulnerability that needs to be fixed. The problem stems from a buffer overflow that allows incorrect validation of HTTP requests, and will allow a hacker to run arbitrary code on your device. This new Cisco vulnerability was officially disclosed by Cisco as well […]