Vulnerabilities in Asus hardware make us think there should be some regulations about what can be sold as a router, a VPN feature that we hadn’t heard of is removed from Windows, and why we don’t believe that Microsoft will ever take security as seriously as they claim.
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News/discussion
[High-severity vulnerabilities affect a wide range of Asus router models] (https://arstechnica.com/security/2024/06/high-severity-vulnerabilities-affect-a-wide-range-of-asus-router-models/)
[Dear Asus router user: You’ve been pwned, thanks to easily exploited flaw] (https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2014/02/dear-asus-router-user-youve-been-pwned-thanks-to-easily-exploited-flaw/)
[Microsoft to remove DirectAccess from Windows, recommends switching to Always On VPN] (https://www.neowin.net/news/microsoft-to-remove-directaccess-from-windows-recommends-switching-to-always-on-vpn/)
[Microsoft fixes hack-me-via-Wi-Fi Windows security hole] (https://www.theregister.com/2024/06/12/june_patch_tuesday/)
[CVE-2024-30078] (https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-30078)
[Microsoft in damage-control mode, says it will prioritize security over AI] (https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2024/06/microsoft-in-damage-control-mode-says-it-will-prioritize-security-over-ai/)
[Pluralistic: Microsoft pinky swears that THIS TIME they’ll make security a priority] (https://pluralistic.net/2024/06/14/patch-tuesday/#fool-me-twice-we-dont-get-fooled-again)
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