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VPNNetwork-wide protection: how to set up VPN on a router
Get all the benefits of a VPN — not just on your phone, but on your home computer, game console and smart TV too. The easiest way is to enable the VPN feature on your home router.
tipsThe hidden threats of router malware
Malware can infect your router, slow down the internet connection and steal data. We explain how to protect your Wi-Fi.
Router protection for MikroTik users
To protect MikroTik routers from the Mēris botnet, or to clean a previously infected router, users should update RouterOS and check settings.
Routers prove weak point in remote-work strategy
Home and SOHO routers are often insecure, but companies can protect themselves from attacks through remote workers’ home routers.
Phishing without borders, or why you need to update your router
Cybercriminals are hijacking routers to steal people’s credentials for online banking and services.
podcastTransatlantic Cable podcast, episode 65
In this edition of the Kaspersky Lab podcast, we discuss some hot water for Facebook and LinkedIn, Bitcoin falling, German Wi-Fi router guidance, and more.
The dangers of public IPs
We discuss what public IPs are, why you might need one, and the risks involved in using them.
Roaming Mantis infects smartphones through Wi-Fi routers
Originally targeting users from Japan, Korea, and China, Roaming Mantis is quickly spreading worldwide, infecting smartphones through hacked wi-fi routers.
Slingshot APT: Riding on a hardware Trojan horse
One of the most sophisticated APT campaigns ever analyzed by our experts.
Switcher hacks Wi-Fi routers, switches DNS
An unconventional Android Trojan does not do anything to your smartphone; instead it hacks the Wi-Fi hotspot the smartphone is connected to.
7 steps to secure home Wi-Fi
Router manufacturers and ISPs are trying to make Wi-Fi set up as easy as possible — and in the security business, we know e-a-s-y spells trouble.
AppleSecurity Week 42: SHA-1 collisions, a real hack for routers, Android/Security/Gloom
Konstantin Goncharov explains the bottom line of tech giants’ epic fails in the new edition of cybersecurity news digest.
analysisSecurity Week 38: Cisco routers under attack, a bug in AirDrop, and the arrest of cryptohawkers
Our today’s weekly news digest covers three stories about the mistakes coders make when programming robots, the way other people exploit those design flaws, and then the reckoning.
Filet-o-Firewall: new vulnerabilities in UPnP expose the whole network
Routers are again becoming a source of cyberthreats as a new batch of security vulnerabilities in UPnP were publicized earlier this month.
Security Week 36: jailbreak theft, farewell to RC4 and holes in routers
Information security digest: the greatest iOS theft, farewell to RC4 cipher, multiple vulnerabilities in routers
Routers on fire: hackers rush change DNS settings
A large-scale “pharming” campaign targeting home routers took place in South America, the latest in a trend Kaspersky Lab’s experts have been monitoring for awhile. Home routers are frequently used
The phantom menace: why pay more attention to routers
This article is in reaction to the news that a new worm targeted specific models of Linksys routers. The Moon worm ([1], [2]) is exploiting a flaw of those routers’
D-Link Patches Router Backdoor; Most Users Won’t Update
The networking giant D-Link has acknowledged and committed to fixing a very serious backdoor vulnerability in a number of its older routers. The vulnerability was uncovered by security researcher Craig