I am often surprised at the sheer amount of tech news I miss. For instance, I didn’t hear about OpenClaw until two weeks after it was released, AMD did something important at one point and certain state sponsored hacking groups are using our network routers to launch botnet attacks. Thing is these attacks have been happening for years but at the PC level for a variety of reasons. For the longest time MS Windows was a soft spot due to security issues in the software. Once those started to close the next softest spot was the actual squishy part of the PC Ecosystem, otherwise known as the thing between the monitor and chair.
While the squishy bits are still problematic, we have to consider that a large majority of crime is based on opportunity. Leave your window open, you have created a path of least resistance. Warm up your car on a cold winter morning only to discover that the car is now missing cause some idiot left the doors unlocked and the keys in it.
The same is true for Cybercrime, the tools are just different. Many of the latest threats have been targeted at infrastructure and for years susceptible devices have been installed and because they “just work” nobody messes with them. Likewise, nobody monitors them and they are positioned on your network between you and the internet. Everything you do passes through these devices and they are always on. And, there are thousands of these running at any given time, completely identical and often with factory default settings.
Do you see the problem?
The best thing you can do to protect yourself is to keep your devices updated and monitor if those devices are still supported. If not, you might consider an upgrade to something newer from a quality company.
Related Links
China’s Salt Typhoon Spies Are Still Hacking Telecoms—Now by Exploiting Cisco Routers
FCC Bans New Foreign-Made Routers Over Supply Chain and Cyber Risk Concerns
The FCC's Foreign-Made Router Ban: Is Your TP-Link or Asus Hardware Still Safe?
EnGenius Cloud7 ECW520 Indoor Tri-Band WiFi 7 Access Point Review
Episode 179 featured music:
Little People - Start Shootin' (http://www.littlepeoplemusic.com/)
