As smart homes are quickly becoming a fixture with several homeowners taking on the concept of automated living, Security experts have warned about the vulnerability that comes with smart homes. As we connect devices to a smart hub that operate under a WI-FI connection, the home router is found to be the weakest link of the setup as routers have proven to be vulnerable with their firmware. The recent news of the spyware CherryBomb as exposed by Wikileaks has pushed router security under the scrutiny of the public. Thousands of router firmware had their software rewritten in order to track the user’s internet behavior. For router manufacturers, this is a long overdue wake up call to better improve their router’s firmware integrity and future-proof the router’s security to scale with emerging security standards and the growing sophistications of malware out in the public. Router Vulnerability Equals Smart Home Vulnerability For homes that have a home WI-FI network, a hacked router opens up a lot of vulnerabilities where cybercriminals can gain access to your computers, devices, personal information and your security cameras such as baby monitors and CCTV. Imagine if a smart home’s router is hacked, cybercriminals will have access to […]

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