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Users face serious threat as hackers take aim at routers, embedded devices Network World

By Kevin Ramirez / May 8, 2014 / Comments Off on Users face serious threat as hackers take aim at routers, embedded devices Network World

“Embedded devices like home routers are an obvious choice [as new targets for attackers],” Eiram said via email. “They’re used by ‘everyone,’ the code maturity from a security perspective is usually terrible, and they have no real security mechanisms in place, making exploitation easier.” Device manufacturers are far behind when it comes to secure programming,…

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