Date of Award
12-2017
Culminating Project Type
Starred Paper
Degree Name
Information Assurance: M.S.
Department
Information Assurance and Information Systems
College
Herberger School of Business
First Advisor
Jim Q. Chen
Second Advisor
Abdullah Abu Hussein
Third Advisor
Balasubramanian Kasi
Creative Commons License
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 4.0 License.
Keywords and Subject Headings
router, vulnerability, security, mirai, psyb0t
Abstract
A home router is a common item found in today’s household and is seen by most as just an Internet connection enabler. Users don’t realize how important this single device is in terms of privacy protection. The router is the centerpiece through which all the household Internet activities including ecommerce, tax filing and banking pass through. When this central device is compromised, users are at risk of having personal and confidential data exposed. Over the past decade, information security professionals have been shedding light on vulnerabilities plaguing consumer routers. Yet, most users are unaware of all the different ways a router can be compromised and tend to focus only on setting up a strong password to stop the neighbor from piggy backing on the Internet.
Recommended Citation
Ilboudo, Patrick, "So You Think Your Router Is Safe?" (2017). Culminating Projects in Information Assurance. 45.
https://repository.stcloudstate.edu/msia_etds/45
