![]() On the next page, read the information, then click the orange button to check your exposure to UPnP (Universal Plug and Play). Once you have read the info on that page, click on the “Proceed” button (either one). Again, read the page carefully to understand the implications.) Even the ‘private’ function of your browser will disclose that information. (For instance, that page will show you your unique identification that every web site can find out. Carefully read the information on that page. You can find the Gibson Research “ShieldsUp” tool at. ![]() But, again, only do this scan on networks you own, even though the scan is very benign. You can check your own home network, though, since you are the owner. So, before you proceed, make sure that you have the networks’ owners’ permission. Attacking – or even scanning – a network you do not own can be a felony in the US, and probably other countries. This is a free tool that will scan for open ports on your network (this should work on any OS or network).īut, before you do that, make sure you have the permission of the owners of your network. To do this check from the ‘outside’, I recommend the venerable (fancy term for old) “ShieldsUp” check from Gibson Research. So to test if your network is vulnerable, you need to check from the ‘outside’ of your network. The basic attack is through specific ports on your network, visible to the outside (external to your network) to devices ‘inside’ your network. ![]() The thing that is not clear to many people:how can you check to see if your devices on your network, whether home or work, are susceptible to the attack by the Mirai attack. The rest of you can ask the googles if you need an explanation of what happened.Īnd I am not going to explain how Mirai works, or that you can get a copy of the Mirai malware source code. If you are interested in this subject, you probably already know that the attack was done by the Mirai malware. And that the “Internet of Things” (IoT) was the source of the attack, because of bad security practices (devices with ‘backdoors’ and default passwords) on those devices. So the big news last week was the giant attack by the Mirai malware/botson Dyn that effectively killed (well, seriously wounded) the Internet for a lot of people. ![]()
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