decryption Virgin Media: You're only as secure as your weakest link. Avid followers will know, I've long been an advocate of password managers... specifically 1Password. So much so, I'm often criticised for treating it as a panacea. With that in mind, it's about time I outlined another risk which isn't immediately obvious; one which allows me access to almost any site you use and renders your long, unique & immensely-strong password redundant. I am, of course, referring to the security of your email provider. Preface On August 27th, I received a tweet
broadband Virgin Media SuperHub: 7 second security flaw... OK folks, no waffling, no hyperbole... I'll get straight to the point. If you run a Virgin Media SuperHub or Superhub 2, your network is not secure. The Boot Sequence When you switch on your device, it takes roughly a minute to fully boot, bring up the network cards/WiFi and start the DHCP server; needed to assign an IP to each device wanting to connect. During that time, the device brings up the WiFi card without any form of encryption. Let me explain with a timeline view... (clic
