Generally speaking, the biggest interaction users have with their router is an occasional turn-it-on-and-off-again when a slowdown occurs. This neglect, however, could be putting their data and even ...

This being Computerworld, the number of readers who update the firmware in their router is probably high. But, I suspect very few non-techies keep their firmware current, or even know that the ...

The router is the heart and soul of your home Wi-Fi network, and now it's more important than ever to make sure it's secure against bad guys. You need look no further than this week's eye-opening ...

Five out of every six (83%) Wi-Fi routers in US homes and offices leave their users at risk of cyberattacks, because their firmware is inadequately updated for security vulnerabilities, research by ...

As the number of connected devices in our homes and offices continues to multiply, the limitations of many consumer-grade broadband routers become increasingly apparent. Not so long ago, many users ...

Installing a custom firmware on your Wi-Fi router is like God Mode for your home network. You can see everything going on, boost your Wi-Fi signal, beef up your ...

Defensics Fuzzing is an automated software security testing method that sends large volumes of malformed and random inputs to ...

For years, we have been graced with consumer electronics that run some form of Linux, have a serial port on the circuit board somewhere, and are able to be upgraded through official and unofficial ...

This device may not be the newest wireless router on the block, it's almost five years old now, but it is a very popular one. A best-seller and recipient of an Amazon's Choice label in the U.K. store, ...

Consumer Reports has no financial relationship with advertisers on this site. Before COVID-19 forced many of us to work and learn remotely, the difference between a so-so router and a great one wasn't ...