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The damage from an unpatched router can be pretty far-reaching, especially in cases where it can be exploited over Internet (not sure about this one, but some o
by goblin89 7y ago
The damage from an unpatched router can be pretty far-reaching, especially in cases where it can be exploited over Internet (not sure about this one, but some other D-Link vulnerabilities reportedly could).
I find it regrettable that the architecture commonly in use does not make a clear distinction between devices for convenience and for security.
It’d be crazy if in our homes the main entrance lock always came as an afterthought in the package of all the inside doors, and we didn’t have an obvious way to replace it separately on our own.
- dsr_ 7y agoThe front door lock is actually a bad example: in single-family houses, the front door is a social and legal signifier more than it is a security device. Smash a window; go around back; use a crowbar: the lock isn't what's keeping you out, it's designating the social expectation that you don't have a right to be there without an invitation and the legal assertion that crossing the threshold violently is a bigger crime than wandering in absently. This case is more like a golf cart being sold as a car: it's technically usable for that, but lacking any sort of safety or weather protection.
- goblin89 7y agoI’m sure it depends on location, but there is the opportunistic crime—if home owners are away, probe the door to see whether it’s locked, get in and grab something if not. Routers and mass scans are somewhat similar.