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> Also, 99.9% of the people do not know how to secure their networks or devices. I take it that you've never heard of a firewall on your router. Mine ships def
by vertex-four 9y ago
> Also, 99.9% of the people do not know how to secure their networks or devices.
I take it that you've never heard of a firewall on your router. Mine ships default deny. I assume yours does too.
- zimpenfish 9y agoDoesn't help if the router is easily hackable - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-40382877 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-40382877 > "Because the default wi-fi password formats are known, it's not difficult to crack them," said Mr Munro. > Once an attacker has access to your wi-fi network, they can seek out further vulnerabilities.
- beagle3 9y agoI'm well aware of it, but that just means all those amazing peer to peer protocols[0] that are waiting to be implemented were hyperbole, doesn't it? You know, "default deny" and stuff. Oh sure, there will be a protocol, probably called "Universal hole-Punch aNd-get Pwned" or some acronym thereof, to relax that "default deny". [0] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=14988022 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=14988022