“To prevent hacking, disable Universal Plug and Play now” by @dangoodin001 @arstechnics #security #opinions / SML.20130202.SC.PublicMedia.Arstechnica.Security.2013.01.to-prevent-hacking-disable-universal-plug-and-play-now
Researchers find millions of vulnerable Net-facing printers, cams, and routers.
Security experts are advising that a networking feature known as Universal Plug and Play be disabled on routers, printers, and cameras, after finding it makes tens of millions of Internet-connected devices vulnerable to serious attack.
UPnP, as the feature is often abbreviated, is designed to make it easy for computers to connect to Internet gear by providing code that helps devices automatically discover each other over a local network. That often eliminates the hassle of figuring out how to configure devices the first time they're connected. But UPnP can also make life easier for attackers half a world away who want to compromise a home computer or breach a business network, according to a white paper published Tuesday by researchers from security firm Rapid7.
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“To prevent hacking, disable Universal Plug and Play now” by @dangoodin001 @arstechnics #security #opinions
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“To prevent hacking, disable Universal Plug and Play now” by @dangoodin001 @arstechnics #security #opinions / SML.20130202.SC.PublicMedia.Arstechnica.Security.2013.01.to-prevent-hacking-disable-universal-plug-and-play-now
Researchers find millions of vulnerable Net-facing printers, cams, and routers.
Security experts are advising that a networking feature known as Universal Plug and Play be disabled on routers, printers, and cameras, after finding it makes tens of millions of Internet-connected devices vulnerable to serious attack.
UPnP, as the feature is often abbreviated, is designed to make it easy for computers to connect to Internet gear by providing code that helps devices automatically discover each other over a local network. That often eliminates the hassle of figuring out how to configure devices the first time they're connected. But UPnP can also make life easier for attackers half a world away who want to compromise a home computer or breach a business network, according to a white paper published Tuesday by researchers from security firm Rapid7.
Screenshot: arstechnica.com/security/2013/01/to-prevent-hacking-disab...
“To prevent hacking, disable Universal Plug and Play now” by @dangoodin001 @arstechnics #security #opinions
/ SML.20130202.SC.PublicMedia.Arstechnica.Security.2013.01.to-prevent-hacking-disable-universal-plug-and-play-now
/ #SMLScreenshots #CCBY #SMLPublicMedia #SMLUniverse #SMLOpinions #SMLIxD #SMLHacks #SMLData #SMLResearch
/ #screenshots #Arstechnica security opinions #hacking #hacks #technology #UPnP #research #IT #journalism #media #public #computers #opinions #network #Rapid7