Internet Inventor Vint Cerf and Experts Suggest 5-Points to Improve WiFi Router Security

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"> <div style="text-align: center;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;"><i><img alt="father-of-internet" height="382" loading="lazy" src="http://d2brer6wwumtdu.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/father-of-internet.jpg" width="640" /></i></span></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;"><i><b>SP's: </b>The FCC is on the receiving end over its proposed rules to alter WiFi routers to make them secure as the experts are telling a different story. In an open letter,  Vint Cerf – the co-inventor of the Internet – along with 260 other experts, has outlined some changes in the proposal.</i></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">When you read about a new vulnerability found in a WiFi router every alternate day, it’s obvious to think that something is seriously wrong with your most used gadget in your home.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">Along with 260 other leading internet experts, Vint Cerf – the co-inventor of the Internet – has drafted a letter to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC). In the letter, they have rejected the new FCC proposals as it could lead to buggy and insecure software.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">The new FCC regulations are written to make sure that any radio-emitting device only broadcasts the frequencies that they are supposed to. As a result, the people who like to play with their routers and load third-party firmware – or other security-minded people will be in trouble.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">In the <a href="http://huchra.bufferbloat.net/~d/fcc_saner_software_practices.pdf" target="_blank">open letter</a> filed with the FCC, Vin Cerf and 260 other experts have proposed the alternative frameworks for how routers should be regulated. The new proposals are focused on security and openness.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">Take a look here at the main 5 points of the proposals:</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <img alt="FCC-regultions-internet-open-letter" height="640" loading="lazy" src="http://d2brer6wwumtdu.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/FCC-regultions-internet-open-letter.jpg" width="499" /></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">These suggestions are expected to impart inspectability, innovation opportunity, better optimization of spectrum and fulfillment of legal obligations.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">Keeping your WiFi router safe is a very important practice that we often ignore. The current state of our WiFi routers is worrisome and we need to follow better security practices for a safer internet experience.</span></div> </div>

Internet Inventor Vint Cerf and Experts Suggest 5-Points to Improve WiFi Router Security

SP's:  The FCC is on the receiving end over its proposed rules to alter WiFi routers to make them secure as the experts are telling ...

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