Cyber Risks · Cisco Talos

Talos Takes Ep. #59: How to secure the devices that secure your home network

Summary: Carl Hurd of Cisco Talos's vulnerability research team discovered several vulnerabilities in Trend Micro's Home Network Security Station, a device meant to protect other devices on a home network. On the podcast, Hurd discussed the pros and cons of all-in-one home network security devices and how an attacker could exploit these issues to spy on a user's devices.

What's compelling: The device sold to guard a home network is itself the attack surface, and exploitation of these flaws could let an attacker spy on the devices it was deployed to protect.

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Endpoint & Network Security
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