Lol is this a thing that I’m supposed to be doing? I’m not used to being around such a high proportion of tech people, and I’m struggling to tell when you all are taking the piss
You aren’t around a high proportion of tech people, you’re around a few tech people and a bunch of paranoid ex-Redditors. The amount of tech misinfo here is as bad as Reddit, so probably not a good idea to assume everyone here is smarter than you when they’re just on the first peak of a Duning-Kruger chart.
New routers will usually update automatically, especially for security fixes, but still not a bad idea to take a quick look to make sure.
I mean I’m being kind of tongue in cheek, but it’s actually an important aspect of home network security that often gets overlooked. Your router is the central gateway to all the devices on your home network, it’s a valuable target. Russia at least has been known to launch cyberattacks targeting routers, so if we’re worried about getting swept up in nation-state cyber shit, probably the bare minimum is to keep your router up-to-date and not leave known vulns unpatched.
In reality getting hit with a foreign cyber attack meant to harm whatever nation state claims you is probably low on your list of things to worry about, but hey, have you considered patching your router lately?
You say that like you’ve ever patched your router.
Lol is this a thing that I’m supposed to be doing? I’m not used to being around such a high proportion of tech people, and I’m struggling to tell when you all are taking the piss
You aren’t around a high proportion of tech people, you’re around a few tech people and a bunch of paranoid ex-Redditors. The amount of tech misinfo here is as bad as Reddit, so probably not a good idea to assume everyone here is smarter than you when they’re just on the first peak of a Duning-Kruger chart.
New routers will usually update automatically, especially for security fixes, but still not a bad idea to take a quick look to make sure.
I mean I’m being kind of tongue in cheek, but it’s actually an important aspect of home network security that often gets overlooked. Your router is the central gateway to all the devices on your home network, it’s a valuable target. Russia at least has been known to launch cyberattacks targeting routers, so if we’re worried about getting swept up in nation-state cyber shit, probably the bare minimum is to keep your router up-to-date and not leave known vulns unpatched.
In reality getting hit with a foreign cyber attack meant to harm whatever nation state claims you is probably low on your list of things to worry about, but hey, have you considered patching your router lately?
https://www.zdnet.com/home-and-office/networking/how-to-update-your-routers-firmware/
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-cyber-routers/fbi-warns-russians-hacked-hundreds-of-thousands-of-routers-idUSKCN1IQ2DY