ROUTER
A NAT router (sometimes referred to as a gateway) creates a
local area network (LAN) of private IP addresses and
interconnects your LAN through your Internet Service
Provider (ISP) to the wide area network (WAN) known as the
Internet. The "Network Address Translation" (NAT) performed
by the router allows multiple computers, smart phones,
tablets, and other devices connected to the LAN behind the
router to communicate with the external Internet.
One should download the Manual (PDF) for your Modem, Router,
and/or Modem-Router combination.
Modem Router
THE CHECKLIST PODCAST 89: ROUTER RUNDOWN (22+ min)
https://www.securemac.com/checklist/checklist-89-router-rundown
Routers -- Most everybody has one at home. But most of us
don't know anything about our routers. If the router gets
hacked the bad guys can get everything!
WARNING ABOUT ROUTERS
Most gateway routers used by home customers are profoundly
not secure. Some routers are so vulnerable to attack that
they should be thrown out, a security expert said at the
HOPE X hacker conference in New York.
"If a router is sold at [a well-known retail electronics
chain], you don't want to buy it," independent computer
consultant Michael Horowitz said in a presentation.
"If your router is given to you by your Internet Service
Provider (ISP), you don't want to use it either, because
they give away millions of them, and that makes them a prime
target both for spy agencies and bad guys."
ROUTER BUGS, FLAWS, HACKS, AND VULNERABILITIES
https://routersecurity.org/bugs.php
If you care about the security of your router, and you
should, it is best to avoid consumer grade routers. On the
whole, the software in these routers is buggy as heck.
ROUTER SECURITY
NSA: Best Practices for Securing Your Home Network
https://media.defense.gov/2023/Feb/22/2003165170/-1/-1/1/CSI_BEST_PRACTICES_FOR_SECURING_YOUR_HOME_NETWORK.PDF
Apple: Recommended settings for Wi-Fi routers and access points
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT202068
Michael Horowitz: Router Security
https://routersecurity.org/index.php
https://www.talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports
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