The Federal Communications Commission has released a notice today designating any consumer routers manufactured outside the US as a security risk.
  • Phoenix3875@lemmy.worldEnglish
    96·
    10 days ago

    So consumer grade routers are a security risk, but not ISP switches or server routers? That’s the opposite of what a state level actor would look for.

    • ferret@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
      12·
      10 days ago

      I mean, it’s kind of old news that these consumer routers make up the majority of bot nets, although I doubt requiring them to be US-made will change much.

      • 8oow3291d@feddit.dkEnglish
        5·
        10 days ago

        As I read it, they are scared of the Chinese Communist Party having an “official” back door built in. Not run-of-the-mill criminal bot-nets.

      • tidderuuf@lemmy.worldEnglish
        31·
        10 days ago

        Is it? Because I just saw them available on Amazon and Alibaba. I think I even saw it on Walmart a few weeks ago too.