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Edge devices are now your weakest link: VPNs, firewalls, and routers were the leading source of initial compromise in 30% of incidents last year – here’s why
Compromised network edge devices have rapidly emerged as one of the biggest attack points for small and medium businesses, prompting calls for firms to shore up defenses. Statistics from Sophos’ Annual Threat Report show firewalls, routers, and VPNs accounted for initial compromise in nearly 30% of all incidents observed by the firm over the last year. Virtual private networks (VPNs)…
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Best Low-Cost WiFi Routers – Consumer Reports
You don’t need WiFi 7, introduced in 2024, to check email, conduct Zoom calls, and browse the web. In fact, if your laptop, phone, and other gadgets aren’t WiFi 7-compatible, you won’t notice much difference with the new standard, not yet anyway. So go ahead and save yourself some money with a WiFi 6 or WiFi 6E router. You can still…
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ASUS warns of critical auth bypass flaw in routers using AiCloud
ASUS is warning about an authentication bypass vulnerability in routers with AiCloud enabled that could allow remote attackers to perform unauthorized execution of functions on the device. The vulnerability, tracked under CVE-2025-2492 and rated critical (CVSS v4 score: 9.2), is remotely exploitable via a specially crafted request and requires no authentication, making it particularly dangerous. “An improper authentication control vulnerability…
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DrayTek routers worldwide go into reboot loops over weekend
Many Internet service providers (ISPs) worldwide are alerting customers of an outage that started Saturday night and triggered DrayTek router connectivity problems. Those affected by this incident reported seeing routers across multiple series models intermittently losing connectivity and entering boot loops. Impacted ISPs (including Gamma, Zen Internet, ICUK, and A&A in the United Kingdom and elsewhere) confirmed these reports and…
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Juniper patches bug that let Chinese cyberspies backdoor routers
Juniper Networks has released emergency security updates to patch a Junos OS vulnerability exploited by Chinese hackers to backdoor routers for stealthy access. This medium severity flaw (CVE-2025-21590) was reported by Amazon security engineer Matteo Memelli and is caused by an improper isolation or compartmentalization weakness. Successful exploitation lets local attackers with high privileges execute arbitrary code on vulnerable routers to compromise…
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Cisco IOS XR vulnerability lets attackers crash BGP on routers
Cisco has patched a denial of service (DoS) vulnerability that lets attackers crash the Border Gateway Protocol (BGP) process on IOS XR routers with a single BGP update message. IOS XR runs on the company’s carrier-grade, Network Convergence System (NCS), and Carrier Routing System (CRS) series of routers, such as the ASR 9000, NCS 5500, and 8000 series. This high-severity flaw (tracked as CVE-2025-20115) was found…
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Best ASUS routers for streaming, gaming, and more
Are you looking for deals on ASUS routers? Are you searching for the best ASUS router for streaming or gaming, or are you interested in upgrading to an ASUS Wi-Fi 7 router? I’ve partnered with ASUS to find the best router options for different needs and budgets. My recommendations cover Wi-Fi 6 and Wi-Fi 7 routers, including popular ASUS ZenWiFi…
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Chinese hackers breach more US telecoms via unpatched Cisco routers
China’s Salt Typhoon hackers are still actively targeting telecoms worldwide and have breached more U.S. telecommunications providers via unpatched Cisco IOS XE network devices. Recorded Future’s Insikt Group threat research division states that the Chinese hacking group (tracked Salt Typhoon and RedMike) has exploited the CVE-2023-20198 privilege escalation and CVE-2023-20273 Web UI command injection vulnerabilities. These ongoing attacks have already…
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Zyxel won’t patch newly exploited flaws in end-of-life routers
Zyxel has issued a security advisory about actively exploited flaws in CPE Series devices, warning that it has no plans to issue fixing patches and urging users to move to actively supported models. VulnCheck discovered the two flaws in July 2024, but last week, GreyNoise reported having seen exploitation attempts in the wild. According to network scanning engines FOFA and…
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Add a Network Switch to Your Mesh Routers to Wire Up All Your Stuff
Summary Most mesh routers have limited Ethernet ports, usage demands more ports, buy a network switch for added connectivity. Network switches are low-cost, simple devices that multiply Ethernet ports, beneficial for multiple devices needing wired connections. Many devices perform better when connected via Ethernet, offering stability, speed, and better performance than Wi-Fi. Everything is wireless these days, and you probably…
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