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Virgin Could Be About to Use Your Router as a Public Wi-Fi Hotspot

Apr 14, 2017

Virgin is set to expand its public Wi-Fi network by using customers' home routers as hotspots, though only the most recent routers will be used as part of the programme. The company claims customers' experience won't be affected by the ...

Tags: home routers, hotspots

A Study Shows Thirteen Popular Home and Small Office Routers Contain Security Problems

Apr 22, 2013

Thirteen popular home and small office routers contain security problems that could allow a hacker to snoop or modify network traffic, according to new research. Independent Security Evaluators (ISE), a security consultancy based in ...

Tags: Security Vulnerabilities, Computer Products

Upnp Allows Devices to Discover Each Other and Automatically Establish Configurations

Jan 31, 2013

Tens of millions of network-enabled devices including routers, printers, media servers, IP cameras, smart TVs and more can be attacked over the Internet because of dangerous flaws in their implementation of the UPnP (Universal Plug and ...

Tags: network-enabled devices, routers, printers, media servers, IP cameras

A Privacy Policy for The Cisco Connect Cloud Service Was a Mistake and Has Been Removed

Dec 31, 2012

Cisco Systems said a privacy policy for the Cisco Connect Cloud service that alarmed some customers was a mistake and has been removed. The cloud service,which among other things allows users of some Wi-Fi home routers to manage their ...

Tags: Cisco, Privacy Policy

U.S. ISPs Are Reporting a Significant Rise in IPv6 Traffic During The Last Three Months

Dec 20, 2012

U.S. ISPs are reporting a significant rise in IPv6 traffic during the last three months, even though the overall numbers remain tiny -- less than 1% of Internet traffic. RELATED: How the U.S. is winning the race to next-gen Internet ...

Tags: U.S., ISPs, IPv6 traffic, Internet traffic

Details Have Emerged of an Extraordinary Attack

Dec 19, 2012

Details have emerged of an extraordinary attack in which millions of DSL broadband routers in Brazil were hit by a serious software flaw that allowed criminals to gain complete control of all web traffic running through them. First ...

Tags: Broadcom chipset, cyber attacks, DNS, malware, broadband routers

Broadcom Introduced New System on a Chip Devices

Dec 11, 2012

The new devices delivers an additional 70% reduction in power consumption while networks are active and up to 95% during downtime Semiconductor company Broadcom has introduced new System on a Chip (SoC) devices which can deliver the ...

Tags: energy consumption, SoC devices, high-bandwidth connectivity

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