Quoting B. M. (b-m...@gmx.ch): > Le 15 août 2015 à 13:48, Sven Arvidsson <s...@whiz.se> a écrit : > > > On Sat, 2015-08-15 at 11:59 +0200, B. M. wrote: > >> - I have no control over the router (firmware updates? security > >> fixes? I assume it's > >> "really cheap" ...) > > > > I would start right there. If you can't get firmware updates, get rid > > of it and replace it. Preferably with something that runs OpenWRT or > > similar, or do careful research for a manufacturer that takes security > > seriously. > > > > Most cheap routers have terrible security, some come with backdoors out > > of the box [1] > > > > There seems to be a trend towards bad actors targeting and taking over > > routers, so this is a very real risk. > > > > 1. My router did, but I never used it with anything besides OpenWRT: > > http://www.h-online.com/security/news/item/Treacherous-backdoor-found-in-TP-Link-routers-1822720.html > > > > > The router has to be used to access the cable network. And it get's > updates, but I don't have any control about it (e.g. I don't even know > about updates or security holes; there's no information at all). So > what I should do is buying another router, put it behind the first one > and use only that second one to build my home network?
(please wrap your lines) I prefer that companies supply a modem rather than a cheap router, leaving the customer to choose their own router. It also makes the latter independent of the type of service (cable/adsl) supplied to the modem.. Cheers, David.
