KrisND@lemmy.world to Cybersecurity - Memes@lemmy.worldEnglish · 11 months agoDisturbing lack of Cybersecuritywww.thetechoutlook.comimagemessage-square4fedilinkarrow-up13arrow-down10file-text
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minus-squareCypher@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·11 months agoOn older models these often weren’t randomised, even now that they are on most models the passwords tend to be short which is easier to brute force. If you’re using your ISP’s supplied router they, and anyone who compromises your ISP, potentially have a back door into your router. I recommend pfsense routers. It’s open source, has features missing on practically all consumer routers and they’re very reliable.
On older models these often weren’t randomised, even now that they are on most models the passwords tend to be short which is easier to brute force.
If you’re using your ISP’s supplied router they, and anyone who compromises your ISP, potentially have a back door into your router.
I recommend pfsense routers. It’s open source, has features missing on practically all consumer routers and they’re very reliable.