"Many Users Don't Know How to Protect Their Broadband Wi-Fi Routers"

Broadband Genie surveyed 1,320 broadband users, finding that many of them do not take basic security precautions to protect themselves from online threats. Findings of the survey revealed that 88 percent have never updated their router firmware, and 84 percent have never updated the admin password for their router. A home network will typically have ten connected devices. However, 72 percent said they had never verified what devices are linked to their router. Overall, 48 percent said they had never taken any of the security precautions listed in the survey. When asked why they had not carried out any of the security actions, 73 percent said that they did not know why they would need to change their router's settings, while 20 percent said they did not know how to make these modifications. This article continues to discuss the key findings from the survey of broadband users that further highlight the vulnerability of broadband Wi-Fi routers to attacks. 

Help Net Security reports "Many Users Don't Know How to Protect Their Broadband Wi-Fi Routers"