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<p> <span style="font-size:20px;font-weight:bold;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:arial;line-height:110%">OPLIN 4Cast #600: Your home network may be under attack</span><br>
<span style="font-size:11px;font-weight:normal;color:rgb(102,102,102);font-style:italic;font-family:arial">June 27th, 2018</span></p>
<p style="text-align:justify;font-size:16px;font-family:arial;line-height:110%"><img align="left" class="m_5978276962344896362alignleft m_5978276962344896362size-full m_5978276962344896362wp-image-6101" src="https://4cast.oplin.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/Fotolia_111857124_XS.jpg" alt="3D network grid" width="130" height="94" style="padding-right:14px;padding-top:4px;padding-bottom:4px"> Last month, the FBI advised everyone to <a href="https://krebsonsecurity.com/2018/05/fbi-kindly-reboot-your-router-now-please/" target="_blank">reboot their home routers</a> -- later upgrading their recommendation to update your firmware and <a href="https://www.digitaltrends.com/computing/how-to-reset-your-router/" target="_blank">do a factory reset</a> -- in an effort to thwart the spread of malware. (You all did that, right?) This past week, more threats against, and vulnerabilities from, home electronics hit the news. <br><br>Confession: I don't think I have it in me to break my home network into separate subnets, frankly.</p><ul>
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</li><li style="text-align:justify;font-size:16px;font-family:arial;line-height:110%"><a href="https://krebsonsecurity.com/2018/06/google-to-fix-location-data-leak-in-google-home-chromecast/" target="_blank">Google to Fix Location Data Leak in Google Home, Chromecast</a> [<i>Krebs on Security</i>] "New research shows that Web sites can run a simple script in the background that collects precise location data on people who have a Google Home or Chromecast device installed anywhere on their local network."</li>
<li style="text-align:justify;font-size:16px;font-family:arial;line-height:110%"><a href="https://lifehacker.com/prevent-dns-rebinding-attacks-by-adjusting-your-router-1827022291" target="_blank">Prevent DNS Rebinding Attacks by Adjusting Your Router</a> [<em>Lifehacker</em>] "Dorsey also suggests switching your router’s DNS to a service like OpenDNS, rather than using your ISP’s DNS, as you can then use OpenDNS to filter suspicious IP addresses out of DNS responses."</li>
<li style="text-align:justify;font-size:16px;font-family:arial;line-height:110%"><a href="https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2018/06/widely-used-d-link-modemrouter-under-mass-attack-by-potent-iot-botnet/" target="_blank">Widely used D-Link modem/router under mass attack by potent IoT botnet</a> [<i>Ars Technica</i>] "It’s not immediately clear what people with a vulnerable D-Link device can do to protect themselves from these attacks. Ars has asked both D-Link and Radware to provide guidance. In the meantime, people using one should strongly consider replacing it."</li>
<li style="text-align:justify;font-size:16px;font-family:arial;line-height:110%"><a href="https://techcrunch.com/2018/06/20/the-best-home-wi-fi-and-networking-gear/" target="_blank">The best home Wi-Fi and networking gear</a> [<i>TechCrunch</i> and <em>Wirecutte<wbr>r</em>] "While fast and reliable internet starts with having a good provider, owning the right gear helps to support it. From network storage to the best router, we’ve compiled picks for helping you set up and secure a dependable home Wi-Fi network."</li>
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<p style="text-align:left;font-size:20px;font-family:arial;line-height:110%"><small><strong><em>From the <a href="http://ohioweblibrary.org" target="_blank">Ohio Web Library</a>:</em></strong></small><br>
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<ul> <li>"<a href="http://proxy.oplin.org:2054/login.aspx?direct=true&db=f5h&AN=128561844&site=ehost-live" target="_blank">Strengthen Your Wifi</a>." <i>Consumer Reports</i>, vol. 83, no. 5, May 2018, p. 11.</li> <li>"<a href="http://proxy.oplin.org:2054/login.aspx?direct=true&db=sch&AN=125638713&site=ehost-live" target="_blank">DNS Rebinding</a>." <i>Computer Desktop Encyclopedia</i>, Oct. 2017, p. 1.</li> <li>"<a href="http://proxy.oplin.org:2054/login.aspx?direct=true&db=pwh&AN=118543363" target="_blank">Your Home Might Be Secretly Carrying out Cyberattacks</a>." Vijayan, Jaikumar. <i>Christian Science Monitor</i>, 05 Oct. 2016.</li>
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