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Yes. If the thing sitting on the external side of your network, exposed to the open internet, isn't getting security patches, then it's time to replace it with
by yjftsjthsd-h 2y ago
Yes. If the thing sitting on the external side of your network, exposed to the open internet, isn't getting security patches, then it's time to replace it with something that is.
- BobbyTables2 2y agoDoesn’t even have it be on the external side. Non-updated LAN device making outbound connections puts the entire LAN at risk…
- BenjiWiebe 2y agoHow much is exposed? How much attack surface is Internet accessible on, say, a 5 year old netgear router? I guess I think it might be quite low.
- yjftsjthsd-h 2y agoIf you've port scanned your public IP(s) and there are zero open ports, then you only have to worry about bugs in the TCP/IP stack, services listening on UDP, and intentional backdoors (which shouldn't happen but keep popping up). If there are exposed ports, then there's even more attack surface. Edit: actually I forgot the like of UPnP so that's not exhaustive.