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System Name | Quantumville™ |
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Processor | Intel Core i7-2700K @ 4GHz |
Motherboard | Asus P8Z68-V PRO/GEN3 |
Cooling | Noctua NH-D14 |
Memory | 16GB (2 x 8GB Corsair Vengeance Black DDR3 PC3-12800 C9 1600MHz) |
Video Card(s) | MSI RTX 2080 SUPER Gaming X Trio |
Storage | Samsung 850 Pro 256GB | WD Black 4TB | WD Blue 6TB |
Display(s) | ASUS ROG Strix XG27UQR (4K, 144Hz, G-SYNC compatible) | Asus MG28UQ (4K, 60Hz, FreeSync compatible) |
Case | Cooler Master HAF 922 |
Audio Device(s) | Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi Fatal1ty PCIe |
Power Supply | Corsair AX1600i |
Mouse | Microsoft Intellimouse Pro - Black Shadow |
Keyboard | Yes |
Software | Windows 10 Pro 64-bit |
Looks like every single model of home router that we all use has bags of security holes in it, according to security experts. Not great news is it?
Years ago, I used to connect to ADSL via an Alcatel USB modem plugged into a PC working as an IPCop firewall, which was very secure. However, that modem only supported 8Mb/s so can't be used today without a serious performance loss, so I'm now using a bog standard router too. I used to set it to pass-through mode and have IPCop firewall the internet, but I haven't bothered with this in ages as it tended to be problematic with this model.
Unfortunately, one can't get plain vanilla ADSL modems nowadays with just an ethernet port and no other functionality to repeat this setup with modern components. What a shame.
Read all about it at The Register (warning long attention span needed).
Years ago, I used to connect to ADSL via an Alcatel USB modem plugged into a PC working as an IPCop firewall, which was very secure. However, that modem only supported 8Mb/s so can't be used today without a serious performance loss, so I'm now using a bog standard router too. I used to set it to pass-through mode and have IPCop firewall the internet, but I haven't bothered with this in ages as it tended to be problematic with this model.
Unfortunately, one can't get plain vanilla ADSL modems nowadays with just an ethernet port and no other functionality to repeat this setup with modern components. What a shame.
Home and small business router security is terrible. Exploits emerge with depressing regularity, exposing millions of users to criminal activities.
Many of the holes are so simple as to be embarrassing. Hard-coded credentials are so common in small home and office routers, comparatively to other tech kit, that only those with tin-foil hats bother to suggest the flaws are deliberate.
Read all about it at The Register (warning long attention span needed).