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Network monitoring tips for an increasingly unsafe world
Enterprise IT has evolved significantly over the last decade. Today, IT teams are not only responsible for the availability and performance of their network but also the …
Cisco’s small business Wi-Fi routers open to attack, no patch available
Security researcher Samuel Huntley has discovered four vulnerabilities in Cisco’s RV range of small business Wi-Fi routers, the worst of which could allow an …
Netgear removes crypto keys hard-coded in routers
Qualys security researcher Mandar Jadhav has discovered two serious vulnerabilities in Netgear D6000 and D3600 modem routers, which can be exploited to gain access to the …
Ubiquiti routers hit by backdoor-generating worm
A worm targeting wireless network equipment developed by US-based Ubiquiti Networks has already managed to compromise thousands of routers across the world. To spread it, …
A rogue access point at RSA Conference? Here’s what happened
Ever since businesses began to offer Wi-Fi access to customers, experts have warned that open hotspots are not secure. Open Wi-Fi hotspots don’t ask a user for a …
1 in 3 home routers will be used as public Wi-Fi hotspots by 2017
Juniper Research predicts that at least 1 in 3 home routers will be used as public Wi-Fi hotspots by 2017, and that the total installed base of such dual-use routers will …
Cisco kills hardcoded password bug in Wi-Fi access points
Along with fixes for a number of older vulnerabilities in Cisco IOS and IOS XE software, the Cisco IOS Software Common Industrial Protocol, and the OpenSSL package …
Wi-Fi and security are better together for SMBs
Wireless adoption is growing fast globally, with Wi-Fi access becoming ubiquitous in businesses, stores, corporate environments and public spaces; literally everywhere we go. …
Wi-Fi HaLow to extend Wi-Fi solutions for the Internet of Things
With industry momentum mounting around a low power Wi-Fi solution, Wi-Fi Alliance announced the Wi-Fi HaLow designation for products incorporating IEEE 802.11ah technology. …
3G/4G cellular USB modems are full of critical security flaws, many 0-days
An analysis of popular 3G and 4G cellural USB modems and routers used around the world revealed a myriad of serious vulnerabilities in each of them.The SCADA Strange Love team …
Belkin’s N150 router sports multiple flaws, including default access credentials for telnet server
Belkin’s SOHO routers are not exactly a paragon of a secure device, so it shouldn’t come as a surprise that, once again, a security researcher has unearthed a …
Network protocol analyzer Wireshark 2.0 released
Wireshark, the most popular network protocol analyzer, has reached version 2.0. It features a completely new user interface which should provide a smoother, faster user …
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