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europium mkII
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Protect Your Firm's WiFi Network (and Your Own)

06/04/2014 9:40 PM

I'm really dismayed that consumer-grade router manufacturers are still, even now, so incredibly lax about the security of their routers. WPA2, supposedly the (cough) 'strongest' security available, is still pathetically easy to hack. These router manufacturers are just flat-out irresponsible, IMHO.

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06/04/2014 11:10 PM

If I push the ON button and nothing happens, I call the IT guy.
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06/05/2014 7:00 AM

Owners/users are even more lax. Just drive to some place that you can find a WIFI connection and you can probably connect to it using the default IP and password for that manufacturer.

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06/05/2014 7:06 AM

I set my router name to NSA Surveillance Van

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06/05/2014 7:35 AM

Now THAT would get my attention!

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06/05/2014 8:11 AM

That's better than most of the "Caption This" postings this year.
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06/05/2014 9:52 AM

I like it! Of course, if there are any other "intelligence " agencies in the neighborhood, they will definitely hack your router, hoping to get in on the action!

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06/05/2014 3:34 PM

Well the users don't help when they don't bother (or know) to change the default passwords, passwords that are common knowledge and hence really, really big security holes.

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06/09/2014 11:53 AM

Don't stab yourself with that knife...

...you know how irresponsible those knife manufacturers are!

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