Attackers who try to brute force accounts to get system passwords have several options at hand to reduce the time it takes until passwords are found. Most nowadays test the passwords against a dictionary file containing commonly used passwords before they start to test all possible character combinations. A WiFi Protected Setup (WPS) vulnerability has [...]

Categories: Security

Netgear decided to hop onto the Open-Source bandwagon by developing a wireless router that would take user created firmwares without complaints, heck that was developed just for this purposes. I covered some of those firmwares in the past that can be applied to several non-Open-Source routers as well. The difference is that if something goes [...]

Categories: Hardware