The bad news: most people don’t give a second thought to their routers. This lack of know-how puts a lot of households in a dangerous position. The United States Computer Emergency Readiness Team ...

Stop blaming your internet provider. Your solution could be to update your Wi-Fi setup with some simple changes. Here's what worked. Originally hailing from Troy, Ohio, Ry Crist is a writer, a ...

Anywhere that multiple computing devices share a single Internet connection there is a router. Recently routers from Linksys, Netgear, Cisco and others were found to have a huge security flaw. This is ...

Originally hailing from Troy, Ohio, Ry Crist is a writer, a text-based adventure connoisseur, a lover of terrible movies and an enthusiastic yet mediocre cook. A CNET editor from 2013 to 2024, Ry's ...

Security Alert: Routers can be an easily forgotten security risk because users don't directly interact with them every day despite their central role in networking. A newly publicized set of ...

Have a household full of digital devices—and online gamers? Your network needs a router that's ready-made to give gaming traffic the right of way. Check out the best we've tested. I’ve been working ...

Q. I heard you say on your national radio show that hackers are attacking routers. How can make sure my router is secure? A. You heard me talking about DNS hijacking. Using commonly available techno ...