Recent Comments
Comment by MmeMoxie on UPnP - The (almost) Forgotten Vulnerability (June 23, 2018 06:28 AM)
Great article and it was wonderful to see Steve Gibson doing what he does best. . .Teaching others about Security and Safety. I have been using Shi...
Comment by MINOO on [HOWTO] Protect Your Router Now (June 23, 2018 03:50 AM)
Recently my IPS provider upgraded their customers to digital optic cable, they also provided a combo WiFi Router/Modem with a signal booster. I have a...
Comment by Liz on UPnP - The (almost) Forgotten Vulnerability (June 23, 2018 03:05 AM)
Thanks so much, Bob. I ran all three tests at Shields up (including the two recommended for newcomers) and they all came out perfect. Not sure how t...
Comment by Robert T Deloyd on UPnP - The (almost) Forgotten Vulnerability (June 23, 2018 01:25 AM)
No problem with my router... I think I'll save the link you provided to the ShieldsUP! page... It looks mighty useful! Thanks :) ...
Comment by Egbok on UPnP - The (almost) Forgotten Vulnerability (June 23, 2018 12:26 AM)
Thanks Bob! Clicked the Security Now video, info plus info, held me for the whole thing. Thanks Again!...
Comment by Normintura (Australia) on UPnP - The (almost) Forgotten Vulnerability (June 23, 2018 12:22 AM)
Am I also at risk if I only use my mobile phone's hotspot for internet connection? I don't have a router as such. Thanks for your articles, great stuf...
Comment by Jay R on UPnP - The (almost) Forgotten Vulnerability (June 22, 2018 11:26 PM)
Yea! My PC passed. Thank you, Bob!...
Comment by Denis on UPnP - The (almost) Forgotten Vulnerability (June 22, 2018 10:57 PM)
Thank you for another great article Bob. My router passed the test with 'No response'....
Comment by Chris on UPnP - The (almost) Forgotten Vulnerability (June 22, 2018 09:03 PM)
Thank you; I appear well-enough hidden....for now!...
Comment by gene on [HOWTO] Protect Your Router Now (June 22, 2018 08:05 PM)
I've got Xfinity as my ISP and a telephony modem (that I bought myself) but all of that goes through my Linksys router first - which does have a stron...
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